The physiology of interval training: a new target to HIIT.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Meta-analysis of high-intensity interval training and alternative modalities for enhancing aerobic and anaerobic endurance in young athletes.Physiological reports · 2025
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2. Comparative Efficacy of Different Exercise Therapies for Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2025
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3. Characteristics of High-Intensity Interval Training Influence Anthropometrics, Glycemic Control, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024
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4. The Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on Fall Risk Factors in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5. Improved cognitive flexibility after high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in individuals with Parkinson's disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026
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6. Improving of 6 weeks of repeated sprint training on the aerobic and anaerobic power of college-age male rugby players.Frontiers in physiology · 2025
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7. Enhancing Cognition in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment through High-Intensity Functional Training: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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8. Effects of high-intensity interval training on blood lactate levels and cognition in healthy adults: protocol for systematic review and network meta-analyses.Systematic reviews · 2022
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Corrections and comments

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  Superior mitochondrial adaptations in human skeletal muscle after interval compared to continuous single-leg cycling matched for total work.2017

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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