A recent study from the University of Colorado (published in the Journal of Applied Physiology) had participants perform an hour long easy ride and monitored the "afterburn" - to see how much fat they burned post workout. 

 By: Steve McNamara, Physical Therapist

Anyone who has become a kettlebell devotee is aware of the testimonials purporting that training with the device “fixes bad backs”.  Others have had direct experience with this claim.  This article will explore specifically how the kettlebell accomplishes this from an evidence-based, scientific standpoint.

 Despite years of anti-fat sentiment, it’s becoming clear that the right kinds of

fats can make you healthier, smarter, more muscular, and leaner.

Back in the 80’s, the US Surgeon General’s office, the American Heart

Association, and the US Department of Agriculture joined forces and took up arms against what they considered to be the great nutritional scourge—dietary fat.

New Study:

Supervised exercise versus non-supervised exercise for reducing weight in obese adults.
Nicolaï SP et al
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2009 Mar;49(1):85-90.

This research study looked at the effects of training with supervision/instruction (ie a qualified trainer) versus "advice".

Two groups - Group one met a trainer twice a week for 4 months (as a group).
Group two received basic advice to increase physical activity and access to a fully equipped gym (any exercise they did was unsupervised).