Effects of High Intensity Interval Training versus Sprint Interval Training on Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Healthy Women

Jordana Oliveira (), Paulo Gentil, João Pedro Naves, Luiz Fernando Souza Filho, Lucas Silva, Antonio Roberto Zamunér, Claudio Andre de Lira and Ana Rebelo
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Jordana Oliveira: Department of Physiotherapy, Araguaia University Center, Goiania 74223-060, Brazil
Paulo Gentil: Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Goias Federal University, Goiania 74690-900, Brazil
João Pedro Naves: Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Goias Federal University, Goiania 74690-900, Brazil
Luiz Fernando Souza Filho: Faculty of Medicine, Goias Federal University, Goiania 74690-900, Brazil
Lucas Silva: Department of Physiotherapy, Araguaia University Center, Goiania 74223-060, Brazil
Antonio Roberto Zamunér: Laboratory of Clinical Research in Kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 34809112, Chile
Claudio Andre de Lira: Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Goias Federal University, Goiania 74690-900, Brazil
Ana Rebelo: Faculty of Medicine, Goias Federal University, Goiania 74690-900, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: Background: For the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, the practice of physical exercises is an effective strategy in improving or maintaining cardiorespiratory health; however, a lack of time is a barrier to access and interval training appears as possible facilitator. This study aims to compare the effects of two interval training protocols on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy women. Methods: we conducted a randomized clinical trial with 43 women with a mean age of 29.96 ± 6.25 years, allocated into two groups; high-intensity interval training (HIIT) consisting of four four-minute high-intensity sprints interspersed with three minutes of active recovery and the Sprint interval training (SIT) with four 30-s sprints all-out, interspersed with four minutes of recovery (active or passive). Results: the HIIT group presented better results for the patterns without variation (0V) variables ( p = 0.022); Shannon entropy ( p = 0.004) Conditional Entropy ( p = 0.025). However, there was a significant group effect for some variables, Oxygen Volume (VO2) ( p = 0.004), Square root of the mean quadratic differences between the adjacent normal R-R intervals ( p = 0.002) and standard deviation of all normal R-R intervals recorded in a time interval ( p = 0.003), demonstrating an improvement independent of the protocol. Conclusion: we conclude that eight weeks of interval training were able to produce positive effects on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy women, with better results for HIIT in this population.

Keywords: high-intensity interval training; autonomic nervous system; human physical conditioning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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