ArticleBiology2014
High intensity training improves health and physical function in middle aged adults.
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- Affecting Effects on Affect: The Impact of Protocol Permutations on Affective Responses to Sprint Interval Exercise; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pooled Individual Participant Data.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Pooled it
- Supramaximal high-intensity interval training improves heart rate variability in older adults: A randomized controlled trial.Physiological reports · 2026Trial
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- Effects of Controlled Supramaximal High-Intensity Interval Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Global Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Umeå HIT Study-A Randomized Controlled Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Trial
- High-Intensity Interval Circuit Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Functional Ability and Body Mass Index in Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Effect of sodium bicarbonate ingestion during 6 weeks of HIIT on anaerobic performance of college students.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Trial
- Effectiveness of a 16-Week High-Intensity Cardioresistance Training Program in Adults.Journal of strength and conditioning research · 2017Trial
- High Intensity Interval Training Improves Glycaemic Control and Pancreatic β Cell Function of Type 2 Diabetes Patients.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Supramaximal high-intensity interval training for older adults in a community setting: a pragmatic feasibility study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Customizing intense interval exercise training prescription using the "frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise" (FITT) principle.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Improving Health Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Short-Term Protocols of High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training: A Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2023Article
- Effects of Aerobic Exercise Versus High-Intensity Interval Training on V̇O2max and Blood Pressure.Cureus · 2022Review
- Baseline Physical Activity Behaviors and Relationships with Fitness in the Army Training at High Intensity Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2022Article
- The Influence of Acute Sprint Interval Training on Cognitive Performance of Healthy Younger Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- The Impact of Sprint Interval Training Frequency on Blood Glucose Control and Physical Function of Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Development and Feasibility of a Regulated, Supramaximal High-Intensity Training Program Adapted for Older Individuals.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- The Effect of a Single Bout of High Intensity Intermittent Exercise on Glucose Tolerance in Non-diabetic Older Adults.International journal of exercise science · 2018Article
- Promoting health wellness-The essentials of Chinese medicine.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2015Article
- High-intensity interval exercise training for public health: a big HIT or shall we HIT it on the head?The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Article
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Abstract
High intensity training (HIT) is effective at improving health; however, it is unknown whether HIT also improves physical function. This study aimed to determine whether HIT improves metabolic health and physical function in untrained middle aged individuals. Fourteen (three male and eleven female) untrained individuals were recruited (control group n = 6: age 42 ± 8 y, weight 64 ± 10 kg, BMI 24 ± 2 kg·m-2 or HIT group n = 8: age 43 ± 8 y, weight 80 ± 8 kg, BMI 29 ± 5 kg·m-2). Training was performed twice weekly, consisting of 10 × 6-second sprints with a one minute recovery between each sprint. Metabolic health (oral glucose tolerance test), aerobic capacity (incremental time to exhaustion on a cycle ergometer) and physical function (get up and go test, sit to stand test and loaded 50 m walk) were determined before and after training. Following eight weeks of HIT there was a significant improvement in aerobic capacity (8% increase in VO2 peak; p < 0.001), physical function (11%-27% respectively; p < 0.05) and a reduction in blood glucose area under the curve (6% reduction; p < 0.05). This study demonstrates for the first time the potential of HIT as a training intervention to improve skeletal muscle function and glucose clearance as we age.
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