Trial reportThe Physician and sportsmedicine2015
High-intensity interval training: Modulating interval duration in overweight/obese men.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The independent effects of isolated high-intensity interval training modalities on body composition and adiposity indices in overweight or obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise Training and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Males with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 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
- Effects of Passive or Active Recovery Regimes Applied During Long-Term Interval Training on Physical Fitness in Healthy Trained and Untrained Individuals: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of HIIT and MICT on cardiovascular risk factors in adults with overweight and/or obesity: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Total, Abdominal and Visceral Fat Mass: A Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- The impact of 4-week high-intensity interval training on mental health and sleep quality in female college students with normal weight obesity: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Trial
- Effects of aquatic and land high-intensity interval trainings on selected bio- and physiological variables among obese adolescents.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Trial
- High-intensity interval training and essential amino acid supplementation: Effects on muscle characteristics and whole-body protein turnover.Physiological reports · 2021Trial
- Effects of high-intensity interval training on vascular endothelial function and vascular wall thickness in breast cancer patients receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy: a randomized pilot study.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2019Trial
- The effects of high intensity interval training on muscle size and quality in overweight and obese adults.Journal of science and medicine in sport · 2018Trial
- Enjoyment of high-intensity interval training in an overweight/obese cohort: a short report.Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2017Trial
- Effects of high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight/obese women.Journal of sports sciences · 2016Trial
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- Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Training on Body Composition and Blood Glucose in Overweight and Obese Young Women.Journal of diabetes research · 2016Trial
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- High-intensity Interval Training and Mindfulness Breathing Induce Hormonal, Metabolic, and Anticarcinogenic Effects in Obese Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineTrial
- Dose-Response Relationships Between Exercise Modalities and Triglyceride Reduction in Adults: A Systematic Review and Model-Based Network Meta-Analysis.Metabolites · 2026Review
- Non-Pharmacological Pain Management for Osteoarthritis: Review Update.Current rheumatology reports · 2025Review
- The Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training and Mixed Probiotic Supplementation on SMOC-1 Gene Expression, Insulin Resistance, and Blood Glucose in Male Rats With Induced Diabetes.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a time-efficient strategy shown to induce various cardiovascular and metabolic adaptations. Little is known about the optimal tolerable combination of intensity and volume necessary for adaptations, especially in clinical populations.
objectivesIn a randomized controlled pilot design, we evaluated the effects of two types of interval training protocols, varying in intensity and interval duration, on clinical outcomes in overweight/obese men.
methodsTwenty-five men [body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg · m(2)] completed baseline body composition measures: fat mass (FM), lean mass (LM) and percent body fat (%BF) and fasting blood glucose, lipids and insulin (IN). A graded exercise cycling test was completed for peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) and power output (PO). Participants were randomly assigned to high-intensity short interval (1MIN-HIIT), high-intensity interval (2MIN-HIIT) or control groups. 1MIN-HIIT and 2MIN-HIIT completed 3 weeks of cycling interval training, 3 days/week, consisting of either 10 × 1 min bouts at 90% PO with 1 min rests (1MIN-HIIT) or 5 × 2 min bouts with 1 min rests at undulating intensities (80%-100%) (2MIN-HIIT).
resultsThere were no significant training effects on FM (Δ1.06 ± 1.25 kg) or %BF (Δ1.13% ± 1.88%), compared to CON. Increases in LM were not significant but increased by 1.7 kg and 2.1 kg for 1MIN and 2MIN-HIIT groups, respectively. Increases in VO2peak were also not significant for 1MIN (3.4 ml·kg(-1) · min(-1)) or 2MIN groups (2.7 ml · kg(-1) · min(-1)). IN sensitivity (HOMA-IR) improved for both training groups (Δ-2.78 ± 3.48 units; p < 0.05) compared to CON.
conclusionHIIT may be an effective short-term strategy to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and IN sensitivity in overweight males.
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