High Intensity Interval Training for Maximizing Health Outcomes

Trine Karlsen; Inger-Lise Aamot; Mark Haykowsky; Øivind Rognmo

doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2017.03.006

High Intensity Interval Training for Maximizing Health Outcomes

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Jun-Jul;60(1):67-77. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.03.006. Epub 2017 Apr 3.

Authors

Trine Karlsen¹, Inger-Lise Aamot², Mark Haykowsky³, Øivind Rognmo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Nord University, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bodø, Norway; K.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
² K.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Exercise Training as Medicine for Cardiopulmonary Conditions, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
³ College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
⁴ K.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Exercise Training as Medicine for Cardiopulmonary Conditions, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: oivind.rognmo@ntnu.no.

PMID: 28385556
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.03.006

Abstract

Regular physical activity and exercise training are important actions to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and maintain health throughout life. There is solid evidence that exercise is an effective preventative strategy against at least 25 medical conditions, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, colon and breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Traditionally, endurance exercise training (ET) to improve health related outcomes has consisted of low- to moderate ET intensity. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that higher exercise intensities may be superior to moderate intensity for maximizing health outcomes. The primary objective of this review is to discuss how aerobic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) as compared to moderate continuous training may maximize outcomes, and to provide practical advices for successful clinical and home-based HIIT.

Keywords: Cardiorespiratory fitness; Exercise intensity; Exercise training; HIIT; Interval training; Physical activity.

Publication types

Review