Interval exercise training has now been examined in a wide variety of individuals, ranging from elite athletes to patients with severe cardiovascular disease. The advantages of interval exercise training programmes in comparison with constant intensity exercise programmes are that they appear to deliver superior improvements in several cardiovascular risk factors, fitness and performance. Depending on the design, some interval exercise programmes result in a range of benefits, even though the time commitment may be dramatically less than more traditional continuous intensity programmes. In the present issue of Clinical Science, a study by Tjønna and co-workers demonstrates that aerobic interval training may also be a powerful tool in combating the increased cardiovascular risk observed in overweight adolescents.
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January 15 2009
Interval exercise is a path to good health, but how much, how often and for whom?
Maureen J. MacDonald;
1Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P 2T9
Correspondence: Dr Maureen J. MacDonald (email [email protected]).
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Katharine D. Currie
Katharine D. Currie
1Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P 2T9
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
December 09 2008
Accepted:
December 10 2008
Accepted Manuscript online:
December 10 2008
Online ISSN: 1470-8736
Print ISSN: 0143-5221
© The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 Biochemical Society
2009
Clin Sci (Lond) (2009) 116 (4): 315–316.
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Received:
December 09 2008
Accepted:
December 10 2008
Accepted Manuscript online:
December 10 2008
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Maureen J. MacDonald, Katharine D. Currie; Interval exercise is a path to good health, but how much, how often and for whom?. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 February 2009; 116 (4): 315–316. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20080632
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