ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
High Intensity Long Interval Sets Provides Similar Enjoyment as Continuous Moderate Intensity Exercise. The Tromsø Exercise Enjoyment Study.
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- The Effects of Physical Activity on Positive Emotions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of high-intensity interval rope-skipping on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and enjoyment in young adults.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
- Home-based exercise and physical activity intervention after kidney transplantation: impact of exercise intensity (PHOENIX-Kidney). Protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Article
- Middle-Aged and Young People's Perspectives on Healthy Aging Through Exercise: Environmental, Psychosocial, and Individual Factors With the Photovoice Method.Journal of aging research · 2024Article
- The relationship between extracurricular sports participation and subjective well-being in junior high school students: a moderated mediation model.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Extraordinary Claims in the Literature on High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): I. Bonafide Scientific Revolution or a Looming Crisis of Replication and Credibility?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Affective Valence and Enjoyment in High- and Moderate-High Intensity Interval Exercise. The Tromsø Exercise Enjoyment Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveHigh intensity interval exercise sessions with interval sets over 3 min may provide superior cardiorespiratory fitness benefits. To our knowledge, the exercise enjoyment of interval sets over 3 min is not yet elucidated. The aim of this study was to examine exercise enjoyment following one session with four intervals of 4 min high intensity exercise (HIIE) versus one session of 45 min moderate intensity continuous exercise (CE) in iso-caloric conditions using a randomized crossover design.
methodsSeven young healthy participants were recruited to undergo two different exercise sessions in a randomized order: (1) 4 × 4 min intervals at >90% of maximum heart rate (HR
resultsThere was no difference in the PACES score between the high intensity interval exercise session [median: 95.5 (inter-quartile range: 21.8)] and the moderate intensity CE session [91.0 (13.5),
conclusionSimilar exercise enjoyment was reported following four high intensity intervals of 4 min compared with a moderate intensity CE session in this randomized crossover study with iso-caloric conditions. If enjoyment is a mediating factor for engaging in exercise, one should expect a similar probability of exercise adherence following high intensity 4 min intervals and continuous moderate intensity exercise when prescribing aerobic exercise as preventive medicine.
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