Psychological Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Topical Review.

ABSTRACT: Regular exercise has been reported as a fundamental piece of the management and treatment puzzle of obesity, playing a vital role in numerous psychological indicators. However, it is unclear whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve critical psychological health markers such as adherence, exercise enjoyment, affective responses, health-related quality of life, anxiety, and depression in overweight and obese adults. The purpose of this topical review was to catalogue studies investigating the psychological responses to HIIT in order to identify what psychological outcomes have been assessed, the research methods used, and the results. The inclusion/exclusion criteria were met by 25 published articles investigating either a traditional, single-component (84%) or a hybrid-ty

SUBMITTER: Batrakoulis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9148041 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature