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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2015

Preliminary efficacy and feasibility of embedding high intensity interval training into the school day: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

S A Costigan, N Eather, R C Plotnikoff, D R Taaffe, E Pollock, S G Kennedy, D R Lubans

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S A CostiganPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
N EatherPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
R C PlotnikoffPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
D R TaaffeSchool of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of QLD, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
E PollockPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
S G KennedyPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
D R LubansPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
University of Newcastle Australia · AUEdith Cowan University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current physical activity and fitness levels among adolescents are low, increasing the risk of chronic disease. Although the efficacy of high intensity interval training (HIIT) for improving metabolic health is now well established, it is not known if this type of activity can be effective to improve adolescent health. The primary aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of embedding HIIT into the school day. A 3-arm pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted in one secondary school in Newcastle, Australia. Participants (n = 65; mean age = 15.8(0.6) years) were randomized into one of three conditions: aerobic exercise program (AEP) (n = 21), resistance and aerobic exercise program (RAP) (n = 22) and control (n = 22). The 8-week intervention consisted of three HIIT sessions per week (8-10 min/session), delivered during physical education (PE) lessons or at lunchtime. Assessments were conducted at baseline and post-intervention to detect changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (multi-stage shuttle-run), muscular fitness (push-up, standing long jump tests), body composition (Body Mass Index (BMI), BMI-z scores, waist circumference) and physical activity motivation (questionnaire), by researchers blinded to treatment allocation. Intervention effects for outcomes were examined using linear mixed models, and Cohen's d effect sizes were reported. Participants in the AEP and RAP groups had moderate intervention effects for waist circumference (p = 0.024), BMI-z (p = 0.037) and BMI (not significant) in comparison to the control group. A small intervention effect was also evident for cardiorespiratory fitness in the RAP group.

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AdolescentExerciseFitnessHealth promotionHigh intensity interval trainingInterventionPhysical activitySchool

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PMID26844177
PMCPMC4733031
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