Reducing training frequency from 3 or 4 sessions/week to 2 sessions/week does not attenuate improvements in maximal aerobic capacity with reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT)

Gavin Thomas; Preeyaphorn Songsorn; Aimee Gorman; Ben Brackendridge; Tom Cullen; Ben L. Fitzpatrick; Richard S.  Metcalf; Niels B. J. Vollaard

doi:10.1139/apnm-2019-0750

Reducing training frequency from 3 or 4 sessions/week to 2 sessions/week does not attenuate improvements in maximal aerobic capacity with reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT)

Gavin Thomas, Preeyaphorn Songsorn, Aimee Gorman, Ben Brackendridge, Tom Cullen, Ben L. Fitzpatrick, Richard S. Metcalf, Niels B. J. Vollaard

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Abstract

In the present randomised-controlled trial we investigated the effect of reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT) training frequency (2, 3, or 4 sessions/week for 6 weeks) on maximal aerobic capacity in 42 inactive individuals (13 women; mean ± SD age: 25 ± 5 years, maximal aerobic capacity: 35 ± 5 mL·kg ⁻¹·min ⁻¹). Changes in maximal aerobic capacity were not significantly different between the 3 groups (2 sessions/week: +10.2%; 3 sessions/week: +8.1%; 4 sessions per week: +7.3%). In conclusion, a training frequency of 2 sessions/week is sufficient for REHIT to improve maximal aerobic capacity. Novelty • We demonstrate that reducing REHIT training frequency from 3 or 4 to 2 sessions/week does not attenuate improvements in the key health marker of maximal aerobic capacity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	683-685
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Volume	45
Issue number	6
Early online date	20 Feb 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2019-0750
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020

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Exercise
Health
SIT
Sprint interval training
VO
Wingate sprint

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Physiology
Nutrition and Dietetics
Physiology (medical)

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Thomas, G., Songsorn, P., Gorman, A., Brackendridge, B., Cullen, T., Fitzpatrick, B. L., Metcalf, R. S., & Vollaard, N. B. J. (2020). Reducing training frequency from 3 or 4 sessions/week to 2 sessions/week does not attenuate improvements in maximal aerobic capacity with reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT). Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 45(6), 683-685. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2019-0750

Reducing training frequency from 3 or 4 sessions/week to 2 sessions/week does not attenuate improvements in maximal aerobic capacity with reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT). / Thomas, Gavin; Songsorn, Preeyaphorn; Gorman, Aimee et al.
In: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, Vol. 45, No. 6, 06.2020, p. 683-685.

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Thomas, G, Songsorn, P, Gorman, A, Brackendridge, B, Cullen, T, Fitzpatrick, BL, Metcalf, RS & Vollaard, NBJ 2020, 'Reducing training frequency from 3 or 4 sessions/week to 2 sessions/week does not attenuate improvements in maximal aerobic capacity with reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT)', Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 683-685. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2019-0750

Thomas G, Songsorn P, Gorman A, Brackendridge B, Cullen T, Fitzpatrick BL et al. Reducing training frequency from 3 or 4 sessions/week to 2 sessions/week does not attenuate improvements in maximal aerobic capacity with reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT). Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 2020 Jun;45(6):683-685. Epub 2020 Feb 20. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0750

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