High-intensity interval training: a brief review on the concept and different applications
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https://doi.org/10.33233/rbfex.v20i6.4338Keywords:
physical exercise; performance; healthy; physical fitness; high intensity interval trainingAbstract
Introduction: Due to its highly dynamic characteristic and the time efficiency generated in relation to other training methods, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has become a strategy used in different contexts. HIIT is understood as a training method that intersperses periods of effort performed at high intensity with periods of active (when an activity is performed at low intensity) or passive (when no activity is performed) recovery. Based on this concept that does not discriminate types of exercises, different HIIT models can be found in the literature, such as classic HIIT, Sprint Interval Training (SIT), HIIT with bodyweight, High Intensity Functional Training (HIFT), High Intensity Circuit Training (HICT), and High Intensity Resistance Training (HIRT), expanding the possibilities of applying HIIT to different purposes and audiences. Aim: a) to revisit, through a brief update, the concept of HIIT and its different aspects; b) present, from a scientific perspective, different protocols that can be applied based on the concept of HIIT and its effects. Conclusion: Based on the exposed concept and on the HIIT intensity control variables, this approach can be applied to different training modalities. In addition, it can be used as a strategy to provide safe and efficient training across different populations.
Author Biographies
Alexandre Lopes Evangelista, UNINOVE
Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, Brasil
Cauê Vazquez La Scala-Teixeira, UNIFESP
Leandro Henrique Albuquerque Brandão, UFS
Alexandre Fernandes Machado, UFES
Danilo Sales Bocalini, UFES
Letícia Menezes Santos, UNINOVE
Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, Brasil
Marzo Edir Da Silva-Grigoletto, UFS
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