ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Effects of Tabata Training During Physical Education Classes on Body Composition, Aerobic Capacity, and Anaerobic Performance of Under-, Normal- and Overweight Adolescents.
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- The effect of high-intensity interval training on health-related outcomes in obese adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Process evaluation of school-based high-intensity interval training interventions for children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Family sports interventions for the treatment of obesity in childhood: a meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Evaluating the impact of motor quotient physical fitness training on health-related fitness indicators and obesity risk in children aged 7-8 years in Tianjin, China.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Effects of 10 Weeks of Walking With Mobile Step-Tracking Apps on Body Composition, Fitness, and Psychological State in Adolescents Who Are Overweight and Obese: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- The Effects of Running Compared with Functional High-Intensity Interval Training on Body Composition and Aerobic Fitness in Female University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Impact of Synchronous Online Physical Education Classes Using Tabata Training on Adolescents during COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effects of Physical Activity and Psychological Modification-Based Intervention on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity and Its Related Psychological Variables in Female Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Optimal Values of Body Composition for the Lowest Risk of Failure in Tabata Training's Effects in Adolescents: A Pilot Study.BioMed research international · 2021Trial
- Long-Term Effects of Real-Time Remotely Supervised High-Intensity Interval Training in Adolescents With Obesity.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
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- The combined effects of Tabata training and cinnamon supplementation on metabolic changes and body composition in soldiers with overweight or obesity.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Article
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- Effects of two forms of school-based high-intensity interval training on body fat, blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents: randomized control trial with eight-week follow-up-the PEER-HEART study.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- An 8-week exergame-based exercise training program improves cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance performances among primary school children in Taiwan.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Motor ability development by integrating small-sided games into physical education class.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Optimizing athletic engagement and performance of obese students: an adaptive approach through basketball in physical education.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Influence of 8 Weeks of Tabata High-Intensity Interval Training and Nanocurcumin Supplementation on Inflammation and Cardiorespiratory Health among Overweight Elderly Women.Preventive nutrition and food science · 2023Article
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Abstract
Physical education classes often fail to include sufficient exercise intensity to induce changes in body tissue composition and physical fitness. Short-term high-intensity interval training protocols incorporated into physical education lessons are one possible solution to this problem. Existing studies have not examined how individuals differing in body mass index (e.g., normal-weight, underweight) respond to high-intensity interval training exercises. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of a Tabata protocol on body composition measurements, aerobic capacity, and motor performance in underweight and overweight adolescents (the experimental groups) vs normal-weight adolescents (here regarded as the control group). The sample included 58 adolescents (28 boys, mean age = 16.2 years; 30 girls, mean age = 16.2 years) who completed the high-intensity interval training and the following set of measurements pre- and post- intervention: height, weight, body fat percentage and waist-to-hip ratio, physical efficiency index (based on the Harvard Step Test), agility (in 4 × 10 shuttle run test), and lower-limb muscle power in vertical jump. The results showed that high-intensity interval training was effective in reducing body weight, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat percentage only in overweight individuals. Improvement in aerobic capacity was found only in underweight and overweight boys. Further research should focus on the development of customized exercise protocols and their adaptation to girls and assess the sustainability of the changes induced.
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