Effect of High Intensity Interval Training on Cardiac Function in Children with Obesity: a Randomised Controlled Trial

High intensity interval training (HIIT) confers superior cardiovascular health benefits to moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) in adults and may be efficacious for improving diminished cardiac function in obese children. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of HIIT, MICT and nutrition advice interventions on resting left ventricular (LV) peak systolic tissue velocity (S ′) in obese children.

Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - February 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Charlotte B. Ingul, Katrin A. Dias, Arnt E. Tjonna, Turid Follestad, Mansoureh S. Hosseini, Anita S. Timilsina, Siri M. Hollekim-Strand, Torstein B. Ro, Peter S.W. Davies, Peter A. Cain, Gary M. Leong, Jeff S. Coombes Source Type: research