Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2018
Effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training in a community setting: a pilot study.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- 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
- The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Time in Different Target Groups and Settings in Germany: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Recommendations on Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Physical Function Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2025Trial
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- Randomized trial examining the effect of exercise and wellness interventions on preventing postpartum depression and perceived stress.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Trial
- Effects of very low volume high intensity versus moderate intensity interval training in obese metabolic syndrome patients: a randomized controlled study.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- HIIT is superior than MICT on cardiometabolic health during training and detraining.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Trial
- Low-volume high-intensity interval training improves cardiometabolic health, work ability and well-being in severely obese individuals: a randomized-controlled trial sub-study.Journal of translational medicine · 2020Trial
- Cardiorespiratory fitness and accelerometer-determined physical activity following one year of free-living high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training: a randomized trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Trial
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiometabolic Health in Real-World Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- From Exercise Dose to Exercise Architecture: Lifestyle-Congruent Exercise Models for Contemporary Adults.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Exercise improves gut microbial metabolites in an intensity-dependent manner: a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials.Gut microbes · 2025Article
- Effects of submaximal interval training on anthropometric measurements, endurance, and flexibility of lower back and hamstrings in healthy individuals with a sedentary lifestyle.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Differential Effects of Very-Low-Volume Exercise Modalities on Telomere Length, Inflammation, and Cardiometabolic Health in Obese Metabolic Syndrome Patients: A Subanalysis from Two Randomized Controlled Trials.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Maximum Heart Rate- and Lactate Threshold-Based Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training Prescriptions Provide Similar Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) is emerging as an effective and time-efficient exercise strategy for health promotion. However, most HIIT studies are conducted in laboratory settings and evidence regarding the efficacy of time-efficient "low-volume" HIIT is based mainly on demanding "all-out" protocols. Thus, the aim of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of two low-volume (≤ 30 min time-effort/week), non-all-out HIIT protocols, performed 2 ×/week over 8 weeks in a community-based fitness centre.
methodsThirty-four sedentary men and women were randomised to either 2 × 4-min HIIT (2 × 4-HIIT) or 5 × 1-min HIIT (5 × 1-HIIT) at 85-95% maximal heart rate (HR
resultsThe exercise protocols were well tolerated and no adverse events occurred. 2 × 4-HIIT and 5 × 1-HIIT exhibited lower dropout rates (17 and 8 vs. 30%) than MICT. All training modes improved VO
conclusionsThe present study indicates that low-volume HIIT can be feasibly implemented in a community-based setting. Moreover, our data suggest that practical (non-all-out) HIIT that requires as little as 30 min/week, either performed as 2 × 4-HIIT or 5 × 1-HIIT, may induce significant improvements in VO
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