High-intensity interval exercise training for public health: a big HIT or shall we HIT it on the head?

Biddle, Stuart J.H.; Batterham, Alan M.

doi:10.1186/s12966-015-0254-9

High-intensity interval exercise training for public health: a big HIT or shall we HIT it on the head?

BackgroundThe efficacy of high-intensity interval training for a broad spectrum of cardio-metabolic health outcomes is not in question. Rather, the effectiveness of this form of exercise is at stake. In this paper we debate the issues concerning the likely success or failure of high-intensity int…