ArticleThe Journal of physiology2010
Short-term sprint interval training increases insulin sensitivity in healthy adults but does not affect the thermogenic response to beta-adrenergic stimulation.
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- Acute and chronic effects of high-intensity interval training on selected exerkine secretion in health, disease, and aging: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of practical models of low-volume high-intensity interval training on glycemic control and insulin resistance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training on Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIT) on fitness in adults: a meta-analysis of controlled and non-controlled trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2014Pooled it
- High-intensity interval training combining rowing and cycling efficiently improves insulin sensitivity, body composition and VOFrontiers in endocrinology · 2022Trial
- Exercise intensity regulates cytokine and klotho responses in men.Nutrition & diabetes · 2021Trial
- High-intensity interval training and essential amino acid supplementation: Effects on muscle characteristics and whole-body protein turnover.Physiological reports · 2021Trial
- Esmolol infusion versus propranolol infusion: effects on heart rate and blood pressure in healthy volunteers.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2017Trial
- High-intensity interval training: Modulating interval duration in overweight/obese men.The Physician and sportsmedicine · 2015Trial
- Effects of exercise on the desire to smoke and physiological responses to temporary smoking abstinence: a crossover trial.Psychopharmacology · 2015Trial
- High-intensity intermittent cycling increases purine loss compared with workload-matched continuous moderate intensity cycling.European journal of applied physiology · 2014Trial
- Continuous exercise but not high intensity interval training improves fat distribution in overweight adults.Journal of obesity · 2014Trial
- Different responses of selected hormones to three types of exercise in young men.European journal of applied physiology · 2013Trial
- Application of the speed-duration relationship to normalize the intensity of high-intensity interval training.PloS one · 2013Trial
- Determination of inflammatory and prominent proteomic changes in plasma and adipose tissue after high-intensity intermittent training in overweight and obese males.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2012Trial
- Sympathetic responses to repetitive trans-spinal magnetic stimulation.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2011Trial
- Reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT) provides limited improvement in post-prandial and 24-hour glycemia in healthy, physically active men.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Customizing intense interval exercise training prescription using the "frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise" (FITT) principle.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Effects of multiple-intensity SSIT pairing patterns on explosive power and skill performance in female basketball players.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The role of exercise and hypoxia on glucose transport and regulation.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Sprint interval training (SIT) and traditional endurance training elicit similar physiological adaptations. From the perspective of metabolic function, superior glucose regulation is a common characteristic of endurance-trained adults. Accordingly, we have investigated the hypothesis that short-term SIT will increase insulin sensitivity in sedentary/recreationally active humans. Thirty one healthy adults were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) SIT (n = 12): six sessions of repeated (4-7) 30 s bouts of very high-intensity cycle ergometer exercise over 14 days; (2) sedentary control (n = 10); (3) single-bout SIT (n = 9): one session of 4 x 30 s cycle ergometer sprints. Insulin sensitivity was determined (hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp) prior to and 72 h following each intervention. Compared with baseline, and sedentary and single-bout controls, SIT increased insulin sensitivity (glucose infusion rate: 6.3 +/- 0.6 vs. 8.0 +/- 0.8 mg kg(1) min(1); mean +/- s.e.m.; P = 0.04). In a separate study, we investigated the effect of SIT on the thermogenic response to beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) stimulation, an important determinant of energy balance. Compared with baseline, and sedentary and single-bout control groups, SIT did not affect resting energy expenditure (EE: ventilated hood technique; 6274 +/- 226 vs. 6079 +/- 297 kJ day(1); P = 0.51) or the thermogenic response to isoproterenol (6, 12 and 24 ng (kg fat-free mass)(1) min(1): %EE 11 +/- 2, 14 +/- 3, 23 +/- 2 vs. 11 +/- 1, 16 +/- 2, 25 +/- 3; P = 0.79). Combined data from both studies revealed no effect of SIT on fasted circulating concentrations of glucose, insulin, adiponectin, pigment epithelial-derived factor, non-esterified fatty acids or noradrenaline (all P > 0.05). Sixteen minutes of high-intensity exercise over 14 days augments insulin sensitivity but does not affect the thermogenic response to beta-AR stimulation.
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