Paper/Country | Participants/ Gender | Duration (Weeks) | Frequency (Days/week) | Exercise training characteristics | Outcome |
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Alvarez et al. 2018 [44] (Brazil) | HIIT DYSHG: 12 CG: 12 Female | 16 | 3 | 8 to 14 bouts of 30 to 58 s of jogging/running at 90% HRreserve, interspersed with recovery periods at 70% HRreserve that lasted between 120 s and 96 s. The number of bouts and the duration of each interval increased every week, duration of the recovery periods shortened every week. | HIIT improved BG, HDL-C, TG, BP, TC, LDL-C, endurance performance, body composition and in women in the DYSHG group. |
Morales Palomo et al. 2017 [45] (Spain) | HIIT (TRAIN): 23 CG: 26 Mixed | 16 | 3 | 4 bouts of 4 min of pedalling at 90% of maximal HR interspersed with 3-min active recovery periods at 70% maximal HR. | HIIT reduced BG, SBP, DBP, WC, body weight and BMI. TG levels were not affected by training. |
Morales Palomo et al. 2019 [46] (Spain) | HIIT (4HIIT): 32 CG: 22 Mixed | 16 | 3 | 4 bouts of 4 min of pedalling at 90% of maximal HR interspersed with 3-min active recovery periods at 70% maximal HR. | HIIT significantly reduced body weight, WC and MAP. BG, HDL-C, TG levels were not changed significantly. |
Mora Rodriguez et al. 2017 [47] (Spain) | HIIT (TRAIN): 23 CG: 23 Mixed | 24 | 3 | 4 bouts of 4 min of pedalling at 90% of maximal HR interspersed with 3-min active recovery periods at 70% maximal HR. | HIIT resulted in a significant decrease in WC and mean arterial blood pressure. No significant changes in BG, HDL-C and TG levels in HIIT group. |
Mora Rodriguez et al. 2018a [48] (Spain) | HIIT (TRAIN): 18 CG: 16 Mixed | 24 | 3 | 4 bouts of 4 min of pedalling at 90% of maximal HR interspersed with 3-min active recovery periods at 70% maximal HR. | HIIT resulted in a significant reduction in body weight, percentage of body fat, WC and MAP. HIIT did not elicit changes in TG, BG and HDL-C. |
Mora Rodriguez et al. 2018b [49] (Spain) | HIIT (TRAIN): 23 CG: 22 Mixed | 16 | 3 | 4 bouts of 4 min of pedalling at 90% of maximal HR interspersed with 3-min active recovery periods at 70% maximal HR. | HIIT resulted in significant decrease in SBP, DBP and WC. No significant changes in TG levels in HIIT group. |
Mora RodrÃguez et al. 2019 [50] (Spain) | HIIT (TRAIN): 76 CG: 20 Mixed | 16 | 3 | Twenty minutes continuous at 70% of HRmax followed by 4 bouts of 3 min of walking/running at 90% of HRmax interspersed with a 3-min active recovery at 70% of HRmax between intervals. | HIIT resulted in significant decrease in BG, WC and MAP. No significant changes in TG levels in HIIT group. |
Sari-Sarraf et al. 2015 [53] (Iran) | HIIT (HIIT2):11 CG: 11 Male | 16 | 3 | HIIT2: 5 bouts of 2 min cycling with 1-min recovery utilizing undulating intensities (80–100% VO2peak). | HIIT resulted in significant decrease in, BG, TG, SBP, DBP and WC. No significant changes in HDL-C levels in HIIT group. |
Stensvold et al. 2010 [51] (Norway) | HIIT (AIT): 11 CG: 11 Mixed | 12 | 5 | 4 min intervals of walking/running at 90% of HRmax interspersed with 3 min active recovery periods at 70% of HRmax. | HIIT decreased SBP and DBP. |
Tjønna et al. 2008 [52] (Norway) | HIIT (AIT): 11 CG: 11 Mixed | 16 | 4 | 4 bouts of 4 min of pedalling at 90% of maximal HR interspersed with 3-min active recovery periods at 70% maximal HR. | HIIT resulted in significant decrease in DBP, SBP, and WC. HDL-C significantly increased in HIIT group. No significant changes in TG and BG levels in HIIT group. |