Effectiveness of Whole-Body High-Intensity Interval Training on Health-Related Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Publication type: 
Article
Author(s): 
Corentin Scoubeau, Bruno Bonnechère, Miriam Cnop, Vitalie Faoro, and Malgorzata Klass
Citation: 

Scoubeau, C.; Bonnechère, B.; Cnop, M.; Faoro, V.; Klass, M. (2022) Effectiveness of Whole-Body High-Intensity Interval Training on Health-Related Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisInt. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 9559. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159559

Description: 

Due to its versatility, whole-body high-intensity interval training (WB-HIIT) can be proposed to the general population and patients to improve health-related fitness. However, its effectiveness compared to traditional aerobic continuous or interval trainings has yet to be determined. A search of four electronic databases was conducted. Studies reporting the effects of WB-HIIT on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), fat mass, fat-free mass, musculoskeletal fitness and metabolic risk factors were included. Standardized mean differences (SMD) between WB-HIIT and no exercise or traditional aerobic trainings were calculated. A meta-regression assessed the effect of total training time on the different outcomes. 

Year of publication : 
2022
Magazine published in: 
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health