ArticlePhysiological reports2017
High-intensity interval training improves performance in young and older individuals by increasing mechanical efficiency.
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- The Effects of Concurrent Training Combining Both Resistance Exercise and High-Intensity Interval Training or Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Metabolic Syndrome.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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- Mechanical Efficiency at Different Exercise Intensities Among Adolescent Boys With Different Body Fat Levels.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Resistance Training Reduces Skeletal Muscle Work Efficiency in Weight-Reduced and Non-Weight-Reduced Subjects.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Article
- High-intensity interval training improves acute plasma volume responses to exercise that is age dependent.Physiological reports · 2018Article
- High-intensity interval training improves performance in young and older individuals by increasing mechanical efficiency.Physiological reports · 2017Article
- Adherence to Exercise Programs in Older Adults: Informative Report.Gerontology & geriatric medicineReview
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Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of 6 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on mechanical efficiency (ME) in young and older groups. Seventeen healthy young adults [26.2(2.4) year], and thirteen healthy older adults [54.5(2.3) year] completed a 6-week HIIT intervention (three sessions per week) on an electromagnetically braked cycle ergometer. Each HIIT session contained six repetitions of supramaximal exercise intervals (6 seconds each) with 2 min of passive recovery between each repetition. ME (%) were computed in net terms across stages corresponding to ventilator thresholds 1 (VT1) and 2 (VT2) and at 100% of maximal oxygen consumption (
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