HIIT may help you burn less calories than traditional exercise.

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The statement to evaluate is: 'HIIT may help you burn less calories than traditional exercise.'

Option 1: True
- This would claim that HIIT results in fewer calories burned than traditional steady-state exercise. In general, many studies show that HIIT can burn more calories in a shorter duration due to higher intensity and greater post-exercise oxygen consumption (the afterburn effect). Therefore, labeling HIIT as leading to fewer calories is inaccurate.
- A potential misconception here is confusing intensity with total energy expenditure; while HIIT is intense, duration is typically shorter, but total calories per session can be comparable to or exceed longer, moderate workouts depending on design and effort.

Option 2: False
- This option asserts that HIIT does not burn fewer calories than traditional exercise; in other words, HIIT can burn as many or more calories, especially when considering calories burned during the workout plus the afterburn effect.
- The reasoning rests on evidence that vigorous interval work increases energy expenditure during the session and elevates metabolism afterward, often surpassing that of longer low-to-moderate intensity sessions when matched for time or even when not perfectly time-matched.
- Therefore, stating that HIIT may help you burn less calories than traditional exercise contradicts common findings about caloric burn with high-intensity protocols.

In summary, the claim in the statement is not supported by typical research, as HIIT has the potential to burn equal or more calories in a shorter timeframe thanks to higher intensity and afterburn effects, which is why the correct understanding aligns with Option 2: False.

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HIIT may help you burn less calories than traditional exercise.

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