938
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Acute Physiological Responses to Moderate-Intensity Continuous, High-Intensity Interval, and Variable-Intensity Intermittent Exercise

ORCID Icon, , , ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon &
Pages 82-91 | Received 18 Aug 2020, Accepted 30 May 2021, Published online: 14 Dec 2021

References

  • Alicea, S. K., Parrott, A. D., Manos, T. M., & Kwon, Y. S. (2021). Comparison of the affective responses to continuous training and high-intensity interval training protocols: Application of the dual-mode model. Journal of Strength and Research, 35(11), 3069–3075. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003282
  • American College of Sports Medicine. (2013). ACSM’s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Astorino, T. A., Schubert, M. M., Palumbo, E., Stirling, D., McMillan, D. W., Cooper, C., & Gallant, R. (2013). Magnitude and time course of changes in maximal oxygen uptake in response to distinct regimens of chronic interval training in sedentary women. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 113(9), 2361–2369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-013-2672-1
  • Astorino, T. A., & Vella, C. A. (2018). Predictors of change in affect in response to high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) and sprint interval exercise (SIE). Physiology & Behavior, 196, 211–217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.08.017
  • Bartlett, J. D., Close, G. L., MacLaren, D. P., Gregson, W., Drust, B., & Morton, J. P. (2011). High-intensity interval running is perceived to be more enjoyable than moderate-intensity continuous exercise: Implications for exercise adherence. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(6), 547–553. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2010.545427
  • Buchheit, M., & Laursen, P. B. (2013). High-intensity interval training, solutions to the programming puzzle: Part I: Cardiopulmonary emphasis. Sports Medicine, 43(5), 313–338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-0029-x
  • Cohen, J. (2013). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Academic press.
  • Decker, E. S., & Ekkekakis, P. (2017). More efficient, perhaps, but at what price? Pleasure and enjoyment responses to high-intensity interval exercise in low-active women with obesity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 28, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.09.005
  • Ekkekakis, P. (2003). Pleasure and displeasure from the body: Perspectives from exercise. Cognition and Emotion, 17(2), 213–239. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930302292
  • Ekkekakis, P., Parfitt, G., & Petruzzello, S. J. (2011). The pleasure and displeasure people feel when they exercise at different intensities. Sports Medicine, 41(8), 641–671. https://doi.org/10.2165/11590680-000000000-00000
  • Elsangedy, H. M., Machado, D., Krinski, K., Duarte do Nascimento, P. H., De Amorim Oliveira, G. T., Santos, T. M., Hargreaves, E. A., & Parfitt, G. (2018). Let the pleasure guide your resistance training intensity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 50(7), 1472–1479. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001573
  • Falz, R., Fikenzer, S., Holzer, R., Laufs, U., Fikenzer, K., & Busse, M. (2019). Acute cardiopulmonary responses to strength training, high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119(7), 1513–1523. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-019-04138-1
  • Farias-Junior, L. F., Macedo, G. A. D., Browne, R. A. V., Freire, Y. A., Oliveira-Dantas, F. F., Schwade, D., Mortatti, A. L., Santos, T. M., & Costa, E. C. (2019). Physiological and psychological responses during low-volume high-intensity interval training sessions with different work-recovery durations. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 18(1), 181–190.
  • Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Lang, A. G., & Buchner, A. (2007). G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behavior Research Methods, 39(2), 175–191. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193146
  • Garber, C. E., Blissmer, B., Deschenes, M. R., Franklin, B. A., Lamonte, M. J., Lee, I. M., & Swain, D. P. (2011). American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy adults: Guidance for prescribing exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43(7), 1334–1359. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318213fefb
  • Gibala, M. (2009). Molecular responses to high-intensity interval exercise. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 34(3), 428–432. https://doi.org/10.1139/H09-046
  • Gibala, M. J., Little, J. P., Macdonald, M. J., & Hawley, J. A. (2012). Physiological adaptations to low-volume, high-intensity interval training in health and disease. The Journal of Physiology, 590(5), 1077–1084. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2011.224725
  • Gist, N. H., Freese, E. C., & Cureton, K. J. (2014). Comparison of responses to two high-intensity intermittent exercise protocols. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(11), 3033–3040. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000522
  • Gormley, S. E., Swain, D. P., High, R., Spina, R. J., DOWLING, E. A., Kotipalli, U. S., & Gandrakota, R. (2008). Effect of intensity of aerobic training on VO2max. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 40(7), 1336–1343. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e31816c4839
  • Hardy, C. J., & Rejeski, W. J. (1989). Not what, but how one feels: The measurement of affect during exercise. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11(3), 304–317. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.11.3.304
  • Jones, A. M., & Poole, D. C. (2013). Oxygen uptake kinetics in sport, exercise and medicine. Routledge.
  • Jung, M. E., Bourne, J. E., Little, J. P., & Newton, R. L. (2014). Where does HIT fit? An examination of the affective response to high-intensity intervals in comparison to continuous moderate- and continuous vigorous-intensity exercise in the exercise intensity-affect continuum. PLoS One, 9(12), e114541. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114541
  • Kendzierski, D., & DeCarlo, K. J. (1991). Physical activity enjoyment scale: Two validation studies. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 13(1), 50–64. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.13.1.50
  • Kilpatrick, M., Kraemer, R., Bartholomew, J., Acevedo, E., & Jarreau, D. (2007). Affective responses to exercise are dependent on intensity rather than total work. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 39(8), 1417–1422. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e31806ad73c
  • Laursen, P. B. (2010). Training for intense exercise performance: High-intensity or high-volume training? Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 20(s2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01184.x
  • Macinnis, M. J., & Gibala, M. J. (2017). Physiological adaptations to interval training and the role of exercise intensity. The Journal of Physiology, 595(9), 2915–2930. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP273196
  • Milanović, Z., Sporiš, G., & Weston, M. (2015). Effectiveness of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIT) and continuous endurance training for VO2max improvements: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. Sports Medicine, 45(10), 1469–1481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0365-0
  • Niven, A., Laird, Y., Saunders, D. H., & Phillips, S. M. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of affective responses to acute high intensity interval exercise compared with continuous moderate- and high-intensity exercise. Health Psychology Review, 15(4), 540–573. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1728564
  • Oliveira, B. R., Slama, F. A., Deslandes, A. C., Furtado, E. S., & Santos, T. M. (2013). Continuous and high-intensity interval training: Which promotes higher pleasure? PLoS One, 8(11), e79965. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079965
  • Oliveira, B. R., Santos, T. M., Kilpatrick, M., Pires, F. O., & Deslandes, A. C. (2018). Affective and enjoyment responses in high intensity interval training and continuous training: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 13(6), e0197124. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197124
  • Olney, N., Wertz, T., LaPorta, Z., Mora, A., Serbas, J., & Astorino, T. A. (2018). Comparison of acute physiological and psychological responses between moderate-intensity continuous exercise and three regimes of high-intensity interval training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(8), 2130–2138. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002154
  • Rhodes, R. E., Fiala, B., & Conner, M. (2009). A review and meta-analysis of affective judgments and physical activity in adult populations. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 38(3), 180–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-009-9147-y
  • Schoenmakers, P., Hettinga, F. J., & Reed, K. E. (2019). The moderating role of recovery durations in high-intensity interval-training protocols. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14(6), 859–867. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0876
  • Songsorn, P., Brick, N., Fitzpatrick, B., Fitzpatrick, S., McDermott, G., McClean, C., & Metcalfe, R. S. (2019). Affective and perceptual responses during reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT). International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18(6), 717–732. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2019.1593217
  • Stork, M. J., Banfield, L. E., Gibala, M. J., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2017). A scoping review of the psychological responses to interval exercise: Is interval exercise a viable alternative to traditional exercise? Health Psychology Review, 11(4), 324–344. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2017.1326011
  • Stork, M. J., Gibala, M. J., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2018). Psychological and behavioral responses to interval and continuous exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50(10), 2110–2121. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001671
  • Thum, J. S., Parsons, G., Whittle, T., & Astorino, T. A. (2017). High-intensity interval training elicits higher enjoyment than moderate intensity continuous exercise. PLoS One, 12(1), e0166299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166299
  • Tschakert, G., & Hofmann, P. (2013). High-intensity intermittent exercise: Methodological and physiological aspects. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8(6), 600–610. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.8.6.600
  • Unick, J. L., Strohacker, K., Papandonatos, G. D., Williams, D., O’Leary, K. C., Dorfman, L., Becofsky, K., & Wing, R. R. (2015). Examination of the consistency in affective response to acute exercise in overweight and obese women. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 37(5), 534–546. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2015-0104
  • Wen, D., Utesch, T., Wu, J., Robertson, S., Liu, J., Hu, G., & Chen, H. (2019). Effects of different protocols of high intensity interval training for VO2max improvements in adults: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(8), 941–947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.01.013
  • Wenger, H. A., & Bell, G. J. (1986). The interactions of intensity, frequency and duration of exercise training in altering cardiorespiratory fitness. Sports Medicine, 3(5), 346–356. https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-198603050-00004
  • Weston, M., Taylor, K. L., Batterham, A. M., & Hopkins, W. G. (2014). Effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIT) on fitness in adults: A meta-analysis of controlled and non-controlled trials. Sports Medicine, 44(7), 1005–1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0180-z
  • Wood, K. M., Olive, B., LaValle, K., Thompson, H., Greer, K., & Astorino, T. A. (2016). Dissimilar physiological and perceptual responses between sprint interval training and high-intensity interval training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(1), 244–250. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001042

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.