Effect of Moderate Versus High-Intensity Interval Exercise Training on Heart Rate Variability Parameters in Inactive Latin-American Adults: A Randomised Clinical Trial

We investigated the effect of moderate versus high-intensity interval exercise training on the HRV indices in physically inactive adults. Twenty inactive adults were randomly allocated to receive either moderate intensity training (MCT group) or high-intensity interval training (HIT group). The MCT group performed aerobic training at an intensity of 55-75%, which consisted of walking on a treadmill at 60-80% of the maximum heart rate (HRmax) until the expenditure of 300 kcal. The HIT group ran on a treadmill for 4 minutes at 85-95% peak HRmax and had a recovery of 4 minutes at 65% peak HRmax until the expenditure of 300 kcal. Supine resting HRV indices (time domain: SDNN, standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals; rMSSD, Root mean square successive difference of RR intervals and frequency domain: HFLn, high-frequency spectral power; LF, low-frequency spectral power and HF/LF ratio) were measured at baseline and 12 weeks thereafter. The SDNN changes were 3.4 (8.9) ms in the MCT group and 29.1 (7.6) ms in the HIT group (difference between groups 32.6 [95% CI, 24.9 to 40.4 (P = 0.01)]. The LF/HFLn ratio change 0.19 (0.03) ms in the MCT group and 0.13 (0.01) ms in the HIT group (P between groups = 0.016). No significant group differences were observed for the rMSSD, HF and LF parameters. In inactive adults, this study showed that a 12-week HIT training program could increase short-term HRV, mostly in vagally mediated indices such as SDNN and HF/LFLn ratio power.

Grantor dc:publisher

Universidad del Rosario

Year dc:date

2017

Authors dc:creator

• Téllez Tinjaca, Luis Andrés
• Tordecilla Sanders, María Alejandra
• Camelo Prieto, Diana
• Hernandez Quiñonez, Paula Andrea
• Correa Bautista, Jorge Enrique
• Ramirez Campillo, Rodrigo
• Izquierdo, Mikel

• Randomized controlled trial
• Exercise training
• Autonomic nervous system
• Cardiac autonomic control
• Intensity
• Promoción de salud
• Ensayo Clínico Controlado Aleatorio
• Ejercicio
• Sistema Nervioso Autónomo

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• info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/

Language dc:language

spa

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http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/14290

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