Affective and perceptual responses during reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT)

Abstract

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Influence of Sprint Duration during Minimal Volume Exercise on Aerobic Capacity and Affect

“…Confirming the work of Songsorn et al [21], the results of the present study suggest that REHIT avoids large negative peaks of displeasure. Diminishing pleasure was observed during later exercise sessions as the intervention progressed.…”

“…This is based on the dual-mode theory which is predicated on the notion that exercise intensities exceeding ventilatory threshold are associated with unanimous feelings of displeasure [17,20]. More negative affective responses have been observed for higher volume HIT [17,36] and continuous vigorous exercise [36] but our data suggest REHIT is not associated with such negative affective responses, validating the findings of others [21,22].…”

“…The notion of 'responders' and 'non-responders' in relation to VO 2peak has been established for continuous aerobic exercise [33] and could also apply to REHIT. This should be considered when attempting to translate research into real-world practice, especially since REHIT studies (e. g. [11,12,18,21]) have used small samples making mean results susceptible to the influence of individual variation. Attempts have been made to identify discrete genetic biomarkers to predict adaptations to endurance training [34] and it remains to be established whether this applies to intermittent type exercise.…”

“…However, true responses to REHIT were potentially confounded in these studies because they were recorded after the cessation of exercise which is associated with a general unanimous shift in affective valence toward pleasure [20]. More recently, Songsorn et al [21] observed that affect and exertion responses during REHIT were no more negative compared to moderate-intensity continuous training or higher volume HIT, suggesting that REHIT is not inherently associated with negative responses.…”

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)

“…The post-training VȮ2max test was scheduled 3 days following the last training session. Data on RPE and acute changes in affect in response to REHIT training sessions was collected, but this data is presented in a previous publication (Songsorn et al 2019).…”