Still running around to chase the drama? Fitness writers call "Don t be single-minded": Focus on making fat burning three times more effective

Lindsey Ellefson, a fitness writer who shares sports and health information for a long time, once vigorously recommended the "side-by-side-by-side-by-sports" method, believing that this can help people overcome boredom and fatigue during sports. However, when she began to carefully track data and set specific fitness goals, she found that she was wrong.

Multi-training = double transfer? In fact, the brain does not "do two things at the same time"

According to neuroscience research, the so-called "one-centered and multi-purpose" is actually the process of the brain's rapid switching of attention, which will reduce concentration, increase fatigue, and reduce exercise performance. Ellefson shared that he had been chasing a jogger or watching YouTube while riding on a wheel. Although he felt "less painful", it actually didn't work well.

She pointed out: "I thought I was playing, but actually just "move it" and didn't really get into the training state."

Data reveals: distraction will make the body "automatically save effort"

When the well-known fitness brand Peloton was opened on the equipment to watch YouTube, Ellefson was originally excited, thinking that this would enhance the fun of sports. But when he actually watched music videos and stepped on the flying wheel, he felt a clear gap of —— not only did he feel any challenge at all, but he even "can do something else immediately after exercise", unlike in the past when he had a whole body ache.

In order to verify her feelings, she compared the detailed data of the two training sessions. One was that the 17-minute training session for watching the video consumed only 57 calories, the burden was only 32%, and the speed was 17.4 km/h. Another one is the 15 minutes of full-centralized training, which consumed three times the heat this time, and other indicators (step frequency, speed, power) also surpassed them in full.

She concludes: "If I hadn't had this set of data, I really thought I had a good exercise that day."

With different goals, the training strategy should also be adjusted

Ellefson admitted that in the past his goal was only "to move more", and making sports easier through entertainment was an effective starting strategy. But when fitness goals evolve to reduce weight limits, improve physical energy and improve technology, this distracted training method becomes a stool.

She also pointed out that according to sports psychology research, "studying music" is the only sensory stimulation that does not interfere with the training effect, and can even improve performance. By selecting songs with consistent rhythms and exciting emotions, he successfully created experiences that entered the flow state, thus breaking his personal records.

Distracted exercise is not a bad thing, but the medicine should be given the right medicine

If the purpose is to "increase the exercise machine" and "establish daily habits", then watching the drama jogging and listening to the podcast walking is indeed a lower door-to-door way, which can help athletes maintain long-term habits.

However, if the training purpose is clear, such as weight loss, muscle building, and endurance improvement, you should avoid multiple interference and return to a more focused training mode.

When the performance of the exercise is not as expected, maybe starting with "turn off the screen", Ellefson finally calls readers. If you feel that the performance of the exercise is not effective and progress is stopped, it may not be that you are not working hard, but that "your attention is distracted." She emphasized with her own experience that when he began to focus on every breath, every step and body signal, not only did he improve the training effect, but he also regained the connection with the body.