A new study says that high-intensity interval exercise may help reduce the growth of colorectal cancer tumors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A team of researchers from the School of Human Movement and\nNutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland in Australia knew that\nprevious studies had found a link between long-term exercise and decreases in\ncolorectal cancer mortality. But they wanted to conduct new research to see if\nshort-term bursts of exercise could also produce benefits for those with\ncolorectal cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A group of volunteers with colorectal cancer were asked to\ncomplete an acute session of high-intensity interval training (HIIT for short).\nAnother group with colorectal cancer was asked to complete 12 sessions of HIIT\nover four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HIIT training involves switching from high-intensity\nexercise to either low-intensity exercise or rest in a single session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For both groups, the scientists took blood serum samples at\nbaseline. For the group that only did one HIIT session, blood serum was also\ncollected right after they finished the session and two hours after they\ncompleted it. For the group that did four weeks of training, blood serum was\nanalyzed after the four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The blood serum from the first group showed that the colon\ncancer cell number significantly decreased right after the HIIT session, but\nnot after the two hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter an acute bout of HIIT there were specific increases\nin inflammation immediately after exercise, which are hypothesized to be\ninvolved in reducing the number of cancer cells,\u201d explains lead author James\nDevin. \u201cThis suggests that a physically active lifestyle may be important in\ntackling human colorectal tumors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The researchers are careful to point out that studying colon\ncancer in the lab isn\u2019t the same thing as how colorectal cells grow in our\nbodies. More research is needed to confirm the effects of HIIT on these and\nother tumors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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