title: High Intensity Interval Training for Maximizing Health Outcomes.
abstract: Regular physical activity and exercise training are important actions to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and maintain health throughout life. There is solid evidence that exercise is an effective preventative strategy against at least 25 medical conditions, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, colon and breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Traditionally, endurance exercise training (ET) to improve health related outcomes has consisted of low- to moderate ET intensity. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that higher exercise intensities may be superior to moderate intensity for maximizing health outcomes. The primary objective of this review is to discuss how aerobic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) as compared to moderate continuous training may maximize outcomes, and to provide practical advices for successful clinical and home-based HIIT.
authors.affiliation: Nord University, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bodø, Norway; K.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karlsen
authors.affiliation: K.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Exercise Training as Medicine for Cardiopulmonary Conditions, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: Inger-Lise
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Aamot
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haykowsky
authors.affiliation: K.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Exercise Training as Medicine for Cardiopulmonary Conditions, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: oivind.rognmo@ntnu.no.
authors.forename: Øivind
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Rognmo
keywords: Cardiorespiratory fitness; Exercise intensity; Exercise training; HIIT; Interval training; Physical activity