A Comparative Study of Inhibition Function between High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Healthy People: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Qianqian Wu, Xiaodan Niu, Yan Zhang, Jing Song and Aiping Chi ()
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Qianqian Wu: School of Sports, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Xiaodan Niu: School of Sports, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Yan Zhang: School of Sports, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Jing Song: School of Sports, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Aiping Chi: School of Sports, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Meta-analysis was used to compare the effects of two interventions, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), on inhibition in executive function in healthy people, providing some theoretical basis for exercise practice and health interventions. We searched the PubMed, Science Direct, Web Of science, Cochrane, and CNKI databases for relevant articles on the inhibition function effects of HIIT and MICT in healthy populations for the period of library construction to 15 September 2022. The basic information of the screened literature was organized and summarized using Excel. Statistical analysis of the correct rate and response time indicators of the inhibition function in the HIIT and MICT groups was performed using Review Manager 5.3 analysis software. A total of 285 subjects from 8 studies were included in this study, the number of HIIT subjects was 142, the number of MICT subjects was 143, including teenagers, young adults, and the elderly. Eight studies included response time, and four included correct rate and response time. The standardized mean difference (SMD) for correct rate inhibition function in the HIIT and MICT groups was 0.14, 95% CI (−0.18, 0.47), SMD at response time was 0.03, 95% CI (−0.20, 0.27). In addition, no significant differences were found between the two exercise modalities in either the intervention period or the population receiving the intervention. Both HIIT and MICT could improve inhibition function in healthy people, but there was no significant difference in the improvement effect between them. It is hoped that this study can provide some references for people’s choice of health intervention methods and clinical practice.

Keywords: high-intensity interval training; moderate-intensity continuous training; executive function; inhibition function; healthy people (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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