Effects of high-intensity interval training on health-related physical fitness in children and adolescents: a systematic review

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https://doi.org/10.33233/rbfex.v19i6.4376

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exercise; adolescent; primary health care

Abstract

Introduction: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve health and physical conditioning, and it also contributes to the increase of cardiorespiratory capacity (VO2max), localized muscular resistance and improvement of body composition. However, its effects on health-related physical fitness in children and teenagers are not yet clear. Objective: The objective of this paper was to analyze the effectiveness of HITT on health-related physical fitness with children and teenagers. Methods: This study analyzed papers from the following databases: SportDiscus, Web of Science, Medline by way of PubMed, Scopus, Scielo e Bireme. The PICO strategy was applied in order to select the papers, and CONSORT was applied to assess the quality of randomized clinical trials. 511 papers were found. Out of this number, 101 papers were eligible for abstract analysis. Results: At the end of the selection process, ten papers met the inclusion criteria. The results suggest that among the variables analyzed by the papers that addressed health-related physical fitness, HIIT demonstrated efficacy in VO2max, body mass index and fat percentage in this population. Conclusion: However, it was not possible to state that HIIT promoted adjustments in flexibility, strength and localized muscular resistance, requiring further studies to assess its effects on health-related physical fitness.

Author Biographies

Rafael Luiz Mesquita Souza, UFS

Professor no curso de educação fí­sica na Universidade Tiradentes, Programa de mestrado em educação fí­sica (PPGEF), Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Professor efetivo da rede pública estadual/SE, Tutor no Centro Universitário Internacional - ININTER

Felipe José Aidar, UFS

Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil,  Grupo de Pesquisa em Desempenho, Esporte, Saúde e Esportes Paraolímpicos- GEPEPS, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil

Sí­lvia Schutz, UFS

Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil

Jymmys Lopes dos Santos, UFS

Programa de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil, Grupo de Pesquisa em Desempenho, Esporte, Saúde e Esportes Paraolímpicos- GEPEPS, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil

Nara Michelle Moura Soares, UNIT

Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brasil

Silvan Silva de Araújo, UFS

Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil;  Secretary of State for Education, Sport, and Culture (SEED/SE), Aracaju, SE, Brazil

Anderson Carlos Marçal, UFS

Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil, Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brasil

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