High‐intensity interval training: an adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia spectrum disorders?

Martland, Rebecca; Stubbs, Brendon

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“…Several qualitative [ 7 , 33 , 34 ] and quantitative [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ] studies have determined the benefits and challenges related to the practice of physical exercise faced by individuals with SP. Physical exercise has been considered a good treatment for the disease [ 27 ].…”

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“Out-of-Hospital and with Qualified Exercise Professionals”: Keys to the CORTEX-SP Physical Exercise Program According to the Experience of the Participants

Tous-Espelosin,

Fernandez-Lasa,

Romaratezabala

2023

EJIHPE

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Physical exercise programs are useful and necessary for the treatment of schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to assess the experiences of participants with schizophrenia in an out-of-hospital exercise program designed and supervised by qualified exercise professionals. Thirty-five individuals with schizophrenia from the intervention group of the CORTEX-SP study were interviewed. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and content analysis was performed using inductive coding. Two main categories emerged: the importance of the program being conducted out-of-hospital, and the individuals responsible for the program being qualified exercise professionals. The participants highlighted the importance of conducting the program outside the psychiatric center since it gave them greater satisfaction. They perceived greater seriousness and a greater number of resources and felt encouraged to repeat the program or prolong it. The success of the program, in addition to the space, was due to the personnel in charge of the program, i.e., the qualified exercise professionals, and the fact that the activities were designed and supervised. Participants emphasized the qualifications of the exercise professionals, key for this type of program, their social skills and the level of involvement with participants and their follow-up.

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“Out-of-Hospital and with Qualified Exercise Professionals”: Keys to the CORTEX-SP Physical Exercise Program According to the Experience of the Participants

Tous-Espelosin,

Fernandez-Lasa,

Romaratezabala

2023

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“…According to the new World Health Organization guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior, recommendations for people living with disability (including those with SZ), do not differ from those of the general elderly population (i.e., a minimum of 150 min•wk −1 of moderate-high intensity or 75 min of high-severe intensity across the week, as well as at least 3 d•wk −1 of varied multicomponent physical activities that prioritize functional balance and moderate-to-higher resistance training) (14). In this sense, previous researchers have integrated high-intensity interval training (HIIT) exercise (i.e., alternation of loads of high-intensity exercise with periods of light-tomoderate intensity) finding positive effects on physical and mental health in patients with SZ (15)(16)(17)(18)(19). However, fewer studies have analyzed the effects of resistance training in this population (20)(21)(22), and to our knowledge, only one study with a small sample size of solely male participants, low compliance rates, and high dropout rates has applied combined exercise training (i.e., the combination of resistance and aerobic training in the same exercise session) (21,23).…”

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As we were and as we Should Be, Combined Exercise Training in Adults with Schizophrenia: CORTEX-SP Study Part I

Tous-Espelosin,

Ruiz de Azua,

Iriarte-Yoller

et al. 2023

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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Introduction Given the health benefits and the role of exercise as an anti-inflammatory adjuvant program, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a combined exercise program on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), body composition, and biochemical levels in adults with schizophrenia (SZ) characterized at baseline as metabolically unhealthy overweight with low CRF. Methods Participants diagnosed with SZ (n = 112, 41.3 ± 10.4 yr, 28.7% women) were randomly assigned into a Treatment-As-Usual (TAU) control group (n = 53) or a supervised exercise group (n = 59, 3 days/week). Each combined exercise session consisted of both a low-volume high-intensity interval training (less than 10 min of high-intensity time per session) and a resistance circuit-training program. All variables were assessed pre-and post-intervention (20 weeks). For the assessment of CRF, a peak cardiopulmonary exercise test on a cycle ergometer was used. Results Following the intervention, participants from the exercise group (n = 51) showed increases in CRF (P < 0.001) through peak oxygen uptake (L·min-1; Δ = 17.6%; mL·kg.1·min-1, Δ = 19.6%) and the metabolic equivalent of task (Δ = 19%), with no significant changes (P > 0.05) in body composition and biochemical variables. However, the TAU group (n = 38) did not show any significant change in the study variables (P > 0.05). Between-group significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) were observed in CRF, first ventilatory threshold, and heart rate peak after the intervention period favoring the exercise group. Conclusions This study demonstrated that a supervised combined exercise program in people with SZ helps to maintain body composition values and improve CRF levels. This could lead to an important clinical change in the characterization from metabolically unhealthy overweight to a metabolically healthy overweight population. Hence, exercise should be considered a co-adjuvant program in the treatment of the SZ population.

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High‐intensity interval training: an adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia spectrum disorders?

Cited by 2 publications

References 16 publications

“Out-of-Hospital and with Qualified Exercise Professionals”: Keys to the CORTEX-SP Physical Exercise Program According to the Experience of the Participants

“Out-of-Hospital and with Qualified Exercise Professionals”: Keys to the CORTEX-SP Physical Exercise Program According to the Experience of the Participants

As we were and as we Should Be, Combined Exercise Training in Adults with Schizophrenia: CORTEX-SP Study Part I

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