A Perspective on High-Intensity Interval Training for Performance and Health
McMaster University · Mayo Clinic in Arizona · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Interval training is a simple concept that refers to repeated bouts of relatively hard work interspersed with recovery periods of easier work or rest. The method has been used by high-level athletes for over a century to improve performance in endurance-type sports and events such as middle- and long-distance running. The concept of interval training to improve health, including in a rehabilitative context or when practiced by individuals who are relatively inactive or deconditioned, has also been advanced for decades. An important issue that affects the interpretation and application of interval training is the lack of standardized terminology. This particularly relates to the classification of intensity.…
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- High-intensity interval training
- Sports medicine
- Perspective (graphical)
- Training (meteorology)
- Interval training
- Medicine
- Intensity (physics)
- Physical therapy