Shandu, Nduduzo Msizi and Mathunjwa, Musa Lewis and Shaw, Brandon and Shaw, Ina (2022) Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Continuous Aerobic Training on Health-Fitness, Health Related Quality of Life, and Psychological Measures in College-Aged Smokers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (1). p. 653. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010653
Shandu, Nduduzo Msizi and Mathunjwa, Musa Lewis and Shaw, Brandon and Shaw, Ina (2022) Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Continuous Aerobic Training on Health-Fitness, Health Related Quality of Life, and Psychological Measures in College-Aged Smokers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (1). p. 653. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010653
Shandu, Nduduzo Msizi and Mathunjwa, Musa Lewis and Shaw, Brandon and Shaw, Ina (2022) Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Continuous Aerobic Training on Health-Fitness, Health Related Quality of Life, and Psychological Measures in College-Aged Smokers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (1). p. 653. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010653
Abstract
The study examined the effects of exercise on health-fitness, health related quality of life (HRQOL), and psychological measures in college-aged smokers. Outcomes included HRQOL, hemodynamic, anthropometric, lung function, and cardiorespiratory endurance. Sixty physically inactive college-aged male smokers (18-30 years) were randomly assigned into three groups: high-intensity interval training (HIIT), continuous aerobic training (CAT), and a control (CON). Both HIIT and CAT groups completed 8 weeks of non-consecutive cycling sessions thrice weekly. The CON group were not subjected to the exercise intervention. Sixty participants met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 48 (HIIT: <i>n</i> = 18, CAT: <i>n</i> = 16, CON: <i>n</i> = 14) participants completed the study and were included in the final analysis. Compared to CON, HIIT significantly (<i>p</i> = 0.01) improved forced expiratory flow (FEF_75%) more than the CAT group (<i>p</i> = 0.29). HIIT provided a significant (<i>p</i> = 0.04) improvement in FEF_75% compared to CAT. Recovery heart rate (RHR) was significantly improved in participants assigned to HIIT (<i>p</i> = 0.00) and CAT (<i>p</i> = 0.002) groups compared with the CON. A significant difference in RHR was found in HIIT compared to CAT. The study findings indicate that both HIIT and CAT exercise interventions significantly improve markers of lung function and cardiorespiratory endurance, respectively. However, findings suggested that HIIT should be the preferred form of exercise regime among college-aged smokers for more significant, healthier benefits.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Exercise; Exercise Therapy; High-Intensity Interval Training; Humans; Male; Quality of Life; Smokers |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2023 17:49 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 21:02 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/34601 |
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