Clinical Study
Continuous Exercise but Not High Intensity Interval Training Improves Fat Distribution in Overweight Adults
Table 1
Description of exercise interventions.
| | Week | Frequency | Intensity | Session duration | Total weekly training time (including warm-up and cooldown, min) | | | | | Work : recovery | Intervals (number) | |
| | HIIT | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 120% VO2peak: 30 W | 30 : 180 s | 4 | 60 | | 2 | 3 | 120% VO2peak: 30 W | 30 : 120 s | 5 | 55.5 | | 3 | 3 | 120% VO2peak: 30 W | 45 : 120 s | 5 | 59.25 | | 4 | 3 | 120% VO2peak: 30 W | 45 : 120 s | 6 | 67.5 | | 5–12 | 3 | 120% VO2peak: 30 W | 60 : 120 s | 6 | 72 | | CONT | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 50% VO2peak | 30 min | 108 | | 2 | 3 | 60% VO2peak | 40 min | 138 | | 3 | 3 | 65% VO2peak | 45 min | 144 | | 4 | 3 | 65% VO2peak | 45 min | 144 | | 5–12 | 3 | 65% VO2peak | 45 min | 144 |
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HIIT: high intensity interval training; CONT: continuous aerobic exercise; W: watts; VO2peak: peak aerobic capacity.
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