Affective and enjoyment responses to high-intensity interval training in overweight-to-obese and insufficiently active adults
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High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has many known physiological benefits, but research investigating the psychological aspects of this training is limited. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the affective and enjoyment responses to continuous and high-intensity interval exercise sessions. Twenty overweight-to-obese, insufficiently active adults completed four counterbalanced trials: a 20-min trial of heavy continuous exercise and three 24-min HIIT trials that used 30-s, 60-s, and 120-s intervals. Affect declined during all trials (p < .05), but affect at the completion of trials was more positive in the shorter interval trials (p < .05). Enjoyment declined in the 120-s interval and heavy continuous conditions only (p < .05). Postexercise enjoyment was higher in the 60-s trial than in the 120-s trial and heavy continuous condition (p < .05). Findings suggest that pleasure and enjoyment are higher during shorter interval trials than during a longer interval or heavy continuous exercise.
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Interval duration ≤ 60 s and having a 1:1 ratio of work:recovery may be optimal for increasing perceptual responses to exercise and potentially long-term adherence to this modality of training.
“These findings suggest that interval duration ≤ 60 s and having a 1:1 ratio of work:recovery may be optimal for increasing perceptual responses to exercise and potentially long-term adherence to this modality of training.”
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- Authors
- Martinez, N., Kilpatrick, M. W., Salomon, K., Jung, M. E., & Little, J. P.
- Affiliations
- University of South Florida (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Kilpatrick, Marcus W.
- Venue
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2015-04
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 138-149
- ISSN
- 0895-2779 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-2904
- OpenAlex
- W2096474639
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 44.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Forest Service
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- high-intensity interval training, exercise enjoyment, affect, overweight adults, obesity, physical inactivity, continuous exercise, interval length
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Affect, Physical Exertion, Female, Happiness, Humans, Male, Obesity, Psychomotor Performance, Time Factors, Exercise, Overweight, Pleasure, Sedentary Behavior
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