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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2025

Effect of self-paced sprint interval training and low-volume HIIT on cardiorespiratory fitness: the role of heart rate and power output.

Katie L Hesketh, Sam O Shepherd, Anton J M Wagenmakers, Matthew Cocks, Juliette A Strauss

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Katie L HeskethSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Sam O ShepherdResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Anton J M WagenmakersResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Matthew CocksResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Juliette A StraussResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: The primary aim was to assess the efficacy of self-paced sprint interval training (SIT) with low-volume high-intensity interval training (LV-HIIT) when performed without encouragement on improving cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). A secondary aim was to explore whether the effort exerted during protocols [power output (PO) and heart rate (HR)] influenced the change in CRF. Methods: In a randomised cross-over design, 82 previously inactive adults (m/f: 26/56, 28 ± 10 years, BMI 25 ± 3 kg m Results: Training increased VO Discussion: Six-weeks of self-paced SIT and LV-HIIT induce comparable improvements in CRF, body composition, arterial stiffness and glucose tolerance. Importantly, higher HR did not elicit superior changes in CRF, but PO achieved during LV-HIIT may influence improvements.

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cardiorespiratory fitnessheart ratehigh-intensity interval trainingreal-worldself-paced

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PMID39973903
PMCPMC11835828

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