Review
Sport Sciences
Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Waris Wongpipit, Robin Sze-Tak Ho, Stephen Heung-Sang Wong
Summary: This study demonstrated the effectiveness of interval training compared to moderate-intensity continuous training for improving cardiorespiratory fitness in middle-aged and older adults. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and sprint interval training (SIT) were found to be more effective in increasing VO2max compared to MICT.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bin Fang, Yonghwan Kim, Moonyoung Choi
Summary: The study compared the impact of short-term high intensity interval training (HIIT) and traditional moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) on adolescent soccer players, finding that HIIT effectively improved cardiorespiratory fitness and anaerobic power while MICT improved muscle endurance. Both training methods have their own benefits and could be considered in a time-efficient training strategy.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masatsugu Okamura, Masashi Shimizu, Shuhei Yamamoto, Kenichi Nishie, Masaaki Konishi
Summary: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to examine the efficacy of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) versus moderate-intensity continuous aerobic training (MCT) on exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure (HF). The meta-analysis showed that HIIT achieved a significantly higher peak VO2 than MCT in HF patients.
HEART FAILURE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Thimo Marcin, Lukas D. Trachsel, Michelle Dysli, Jean Paul Schmid, Prisca Eser, Matthias Wilhelm
Summary: Self-tailored high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is feasible in patients early after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but it is not superior to moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MICE) in improving peak oxygen consumption (VO2). Both exercise regimes had similar energy expenditure and training time, but HIIT required higher perceived exertion.
ANNALS OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Xiaohe Shi, Xianyuan Chen, Xinfan Qiu, Wei Luo, Xinyi Luo, Hui Liu, Qingshan Geng, Huan Ma, Ling Xue, Lan Guo
Summary: This article describes a clinical trial protocol to investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on myocardial fibrosis and peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) among patients with myocardial infarction (MI).
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Haohan Yu, Xudong Zhao, Xiaoxia Wu, Jing Yang, Jun Wang, Lijuan Hou
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on the quality of life (QOL) and mental health (MH) of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVDs). The study found that both HIIT and MICT had similar effects on QOL and MH in CVD patients. However, HIIT showed significant improvements in physical component summary (PCS) for coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and performed better in physical role, vitality, and social function compared to MICT.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Amin Isanejad, Somayeh Nazari, Behroz Gharib, Ali Ghanbari Motlagh
Summary: This study compared the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on breast cancer patients during adjuvant endocrine therapy. The results showed that HIIT can safely and effectively improve cardiovascular health and enhance quality of life in breast cancer patients.
JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Stephan Mueller, Ephraim B. Winzer, Andre Duvinage, Andreas B. Gevaert, Frank Edelmann, Bernhard Haller, Elisabeth Pieske-Kraigher, Paul Beckers, Anna Bobenko, Jennifer Hommel, Caroline M. Van de Heyning, Katrin Esefeld, Pia von Korn, Jeffrey W. Christle, Mark J. Haykowsky, Axel Linke, Ulrik Wisloff, Volker Adams, Burkert Pieske, Emeline M. van Craenenbroeck, Martin Halle
Summary: This study showed that high-intensity interval training and moderate continuous training did not result in significant differences in peak oxygen consumption compared to guideline-based physical activity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Leona M. Dowman, Anthony K. May, Catherine J. Hill, Janet Bondarenko, Lissa Spencer, Norman R. Morris, Jennifer A. Alison, James Walsh, Nicole S. L. Goh, Tamera Corte, Ian Glaspole, Daniel C. Chambers, Christine F. McDonald, Anne E. Holland
Summary: This study aims to compare the clinical benefits of high intensity interval exercise training versus standard pulmonary rehabilitation method in fibrotic interstitial lung disease patients. The primary outcome is endurance time, with secondary outcomes including functional capacity, health-related quality of life, breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety, physical activity level, skeletal muscle changes, and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Ruben Fernandez-Rodriguez, Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino, Nicolas de los Reyes Gonzalez, Carl J. Lavie, Alejandro Galan-Mercant, David Jimenez-Pavon
Summary: In this study, a systematic review was conducted to examine the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the entire study population. The results showed that all three HIIT modalities (HIIT-normal mixed, HIIT-long running, and HIIT-short cycling) significantly improved CRF.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Alejandro Heredia-Ciuro, Manuel Fernandez-Sanchez, Javier Martin-Nunez, Andres Calvache-Mateo, Janet Rodriguez-Torres, Laura Lopez-Lopez, Marie Carmen Valenza
Summary: This study evaluated the exercise intervention focused on high-intensity interval training in lung cancer survivors, showing a beneficial effect of HIIT in improving cardiorespiratory fitness, especially in early stages of lung cancer patients. However, due to limitations such as the small number of studies and heterogeneity in patient stages and subtypes, caution should be taken when interpreting the conclusions.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Article
Education, Special
X. Melo, R. Pinto, V Angarten, M. Coimbra, D. Correia, M. Roque, J. Reis, V Santos, B. Fernhall, H. Santa-Clara
Summary: The study revealed that while a portion of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) did not see improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness after a 12-month moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), the addition of a 3-month high-intensity interval training (HIIT) resulted in enhanced responsiveness. Additionally, arterial stiffness decreased during training, especially following the HIIT program.
JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Billie Schulte, Lisa Nieborak, Franck Leclercq, Jorge Hugo Villafane, Eleuterio A. Sanchez Romero, Camilo Corbellini
Summary: Currently, there is no international consensus on cardiac rehabilitation, resulting in significant variation in the recommended intensity of training programs for cardiac patients. This systematic review aimed to compare the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on aerobic fitness and quality of life in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), with the intention of establishing a consensus on exercise therapy.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Lei Li, Xuan Liu, Fei Shen, Naxin Xu, Yun Li, Kun Xu, Junping Li, Yong Liu
Summary: There is no significant difference between high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in improving resting blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension. However, HIIT is more effective than MICT in reducing daytime systolic blood pressure and improving vasodilation.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Layale Youssef, Jordan Granet, Vincent Marcangeli, Maude Dulac, Guy Hajj-Boutros, Olivier Reynaud, Fanny Buckinx, Pierrette Gaudreau, Jose A. Morais, Pascale Mauriege, Gilles Gouspillou, Philippe Noirez, Mylene Aubertin-Leheudre
Summary: This study compared the effects of HIIT and MICT on functional capacities, body composition, and muscle function in obese older adults. The results showed that HIIT had more beneficial effects on physical parameters, lean mass, and skeletal muscle markers related to mitochondrial content, fusion, and mitophagy compared to MICT.
Article
Sport Sciences
Yingfeng Ye, Tomas K. Tong, Zhaowei Kong, Emma Dan Tao, Xiaohua Ying, Jinlei Nie
Summary: This study examined the influence of the volume of sprint-interval exercise (SIE) on post-exercise heart rate variability (HRV) recovery. The results showed that SIE significantly affected HRV, but it gradually recovered during the recovery period. The volume of SIE did not significantly affect the rate of HRV recovery. Additionally, resting for approximately 10 hours appeared to be appropriate for cardiovascular system recovery.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2022)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Qian Yu, Fabian Herold, Sebastian Ludyga, Boris Cheval, Zhihao Zhang, Manuel Mucke, Arthur F. Kramer, Jinming Li, Zhaowei Kong, Liye Zou
Summary: This study examined the effects of a physical exercise break during prolonged sitting on episodic memory and investigated alterations of functional connectivity patterns. The results showed that physical exercise breaks did not have a beneficial or detrimental effect on behavioral performance concerning episodic memory, but they did facilitate functional connectivity patterns of the prefrontal cortex.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Zhaowei Kong, On Kei Lei, Shengyan Sun, Lei Li, Qingde Shi, Haifeng Zhang, Jinlei Nie
Summary: The study found that combining hypoxia with RSIT can improve cardiorespiratory fitness in sedentary young women, but incremental hypoxia stress in the short-term does not further enhance cardiorespiratory fitness.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mingzhu Hu, Qingde Shi, Shengyan Sun, Hin Ieong Hong, Haifeng Zhang, Fengxue Qi, Liye Zou, Jinlei Nie
Summary: The combination of a LCD and exercise may not induce additional reductions in body weight in overweight young females, but exercise could be a useful add-on treatment to improve cardiometabolic health and lower anxiety levels.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Biology
Jinqian Hou, Michael A. Nitsche, Longyan Yi, Zhaowei Kong, Fengxue Qi
Summary: This study investigated the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on static and dynamic postural stability in healthy young adults. The results showed that anodal tDCS had an immediate improving effect on both static and dynamic postural stability in the participants. This suggests that tDCS may be a promising adjuvant rehabilitation treatment for enhancing postural deficits.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mingzhu Hu, Zhaowei Kong, Qingde Shi, Jinlei Nie
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the impact of different exercise modalities on acylated ghrelin (AG), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and peptide YY (PYY). The results showed that high intensity interval training (HIIT)/sprint interval training (SIT) as well as moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) decreased AG concentration and increased GLP-1 and PYY concentration. Interval training, particularly SIT, had a greater effect in suppressing AG levels and increasing PYY immediately after exercise compared to MICT.
Review
Health Policy & Services
Xuecheng Li, Jiafu Huang, Zhaowei Kong, Fenghua Sun, Cindy H. P. Sit, Chunxiao Li
Summary: This systematic review examined the potential benefits of VR-based exercise on physical fitness in individuals with intellectual disability. The review included 13 randomized controlled trials and found that VR-based exercise showed improvements in muscular fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, balance, and speed and agility in individuals with ID. However, the evidence for other outcomes was less conclusive or limited. Further research is needed to fully understand the effects of VR-based exercise on the physical fitness of individuals with ID.
GAMES FOR HEALTH JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Mingzhu Hu, Jinlei Nie, On Kei Lei, Qingde Shi, Zhaowei Kong
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the impact of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) on appetite perception. The study found that both HIIT/SIT and MICT suppressed appetite immediately post exercise, but there were no significant effects 30-90 min post exercise or in AUC values, indicating a transient effect of exercise on appetite sensations. Moreover, HIIT/SIT showed a greater suppression of hunger compared to MICT 30-90 min post exercise.
Article
Physiology
Qingde Shi, Tomas K. K. Tong, Jinlei Nie, Dan Tao, Haifeng Zhang, Xiaoying Tan, Zhaowei Kong
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the immediate and 4-week boosting effects of 2-week, 6-session repeated-sprint training in hypoxia (RSH2-wk) on team-sport players' ability to perform repeated sprints (RSA) during a team-sport-specific intermittent exercise protocol (RSA(IEP)). The results showed that both 2-week and 5-week RSH regimens had similar effects on enhancing RSA during normal oxygen conditions, but the dose effect on RSA enhancement was minimal.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Qian Yu, Zhaowei Kong, Liye Zou, Robert Chapman, Qingde Shi, Jinlei Nie
Summary: This study compared the efficacy of seven common hypoxic training paradigms on maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and explored related moderating factors. The results showed that the optimal hypoxic training paradigms differed between athletes and non-athletes, with intermittent hypoxia interval training (IHIT) being most effective for athletes and intermittent hypoxic training (IHT) being most promising for non-athletes. Saturation hours were found to be a significant factor affecting the improvements in VO2max induced by IHT.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2023)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Qian Yu, Kaja Falkenhain, Jonathan P. Little, Ka Kit Wong, Jinlei Nie, Qingde Shi, Zhaowei Kong
Summary: This study conducted a three-level meta-analysis on 30 studies with 408 participants, and found that exogenous ketone supplementation significantly increased blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), reduced glucose, and increased insulin levels in the non-athlete healthy population, while having no significant effect on insulin levels in the obesity and prediabetes population. Furthermore, it observed nonlinear dose-response relationships between ketone dosage and blood parameter changes, as well as nonlinear associations between time and blood parameter changes.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Fengxue Qi, Michael A. Nitsche, Xiping Ren, Duanwei Wang, Lijuan Wang
Summary: Stroke is a disease that causes brain damage and functional impairments. The bimodal balance-recovery model has been proposed as the mechanism of functional recovery after a stroke. The combination of motor observation treatment approaches with various stimulation techniques may be valuable in neurorehabilitation after a stroke, especially for patients with severe motor deficits.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Neurosciences
Zihan Yang, Tian Yue, Volker R. Zschorlich, Dai Li, Duanwei Wang, Fengxue Qi
Summary: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can improve the recovery degree and symptoms of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC), especially when applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the primary motor cortex. However, the available evidence remains limited and further research is needed.