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Effect of Six Weeks of Sprint Interval Training on Mood and Perceived Health in Women at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome.
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Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology . Dec2014, Vol. 36 Issue 6, p610-618. 9p. 1 Diagram, 5 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether 6 weeks of sprint interval training (SIT) is associated with changes in mood and perceived health in women at risk for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). Physically inactive women (30-65 years) were randomized to 6 weeks of nutrition meetings and SIT (n = 23; 3 bouts/week of 4-8 30-s cycle sprints with 4-min recovery) or a nonexercise control condition (CON; n = 24). Before and after the 6-week intervention, perceived health status and mood were assessed. Clinically relevant increases in role-physical scores (ES = 0.64) and vitality (ES = 0.52) were found after 6 weeks of SIT compared with a nonexercise control group. For middle-aged women at risk for MetS, it is concluded that high-intensity, low-volume SIT (1) increases feelings of vitality and perceptions of having fewer physical limitations and (2) does not induce mood disturbances as occurs with high-volume, high-intensity training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08952779
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100607159
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2014-0083