Trial reportEuropean journal of sport science2017
High-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous training elicit similar enjoyment and adherence levels in overweight and obese adults.
Trial report in European journal of sport science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimising Exercise Prescription: A Meta-Analysis Examining the Dose Response of Exercise Duration on Cardiorespiratory Fitness Following HIIT and MICT.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- The intensity of exercise and inflammation markers in women with overweight & obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of various exercise types on inflammatory response in individuals with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of Interval Training in Improving Body Composition and Adiposity in Apparently Healthy Adults: An Umbrella Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of high intensity interval training and moderate intensity continuous training on enjoyment and affective responses in overweight or obese people: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Rates of compliance and adherence to high-intensity interval training: a systematic review and Meta-analyses.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training on patient quality of life in cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Exercise Training on Body Composition and Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Exercise Training on Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation in Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet Combined with High-Intensity Interval Training on Body Composition and Maximal Oxygen Uptake: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of different types of regular exercise on physical fitness in adults with overweight or obesity: Systematic review and meta-analyses.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- High intensity interval training exercise-induced physiological changes and their potential influence on metabolic syndrome clinical biomarkers: a meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of HIIT and MICT on cardiovascular risk factors in adults with overweight and/or obesity: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- High-Intensity Interval Training for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease-Is It Safe? A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2018Pooled it
- Perceived Exertion Is Associated with Cardiovascular Strain but Not Glycemic Response to Gym-Based Exercise in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: An Exploratory Randomized Crossover Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Effects of unsupervised campus HIIT on fitness and sleep in sedentary male students: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Can different exercise modalities improve esports performance? Study protocol for a 12-week three-arm randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Effects of high-intensity interval rope-skipping on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and enjoyment in young adults.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
- Effects of 6-Week Motor-Cognitive Agility Training on Football Test Performance in Adult Amateur Players - A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
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Abstract
backgroundHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to improve cardiometabolic health during supervised lab-based studies but adherence, enjoyment, and health benefits of HIIT performed independently are yet to be understood. We compared adherence, enjoyment, and cardiometabolic outcomes after 8 weeks of HIIT or moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), matched for energy expenditure, in overweight and obese young adults.
methods17 adults were randomized to HIIT or MICT. After completing 12 sessions of supervised training over 3 weeks, participants were asked to independently perform HIIT or MICT for 30 min, 4 times/week for 5 weeks. Cardiometabolic outcomes included cardiorespiratory fitness (VO
resultsExercise adherence (93.4 ± 3.1% vs. 93.1 ± 3.7%, respectively) and mean enjoyment across the intervention (100.1 ± 4.3 vs. 100.3 ± 4.4, respectively) were high, with no differences between HIIT and MICT (p > .05). Similarly, enjoyment levels did not change over time in either group (p > .05). After training, HIIT exhibited a greater decrease in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol than MICT (-0.66 mmol L
conclusionsOur novel findings suggest that HIIT is enjoyable and has high unsupervised adherence rates in overweight and obese adults. However, HIIT may be associated with an increase in inflammation with short-term exercise in this population.
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