Study finds moderate-intensity intervals improve fitness in untrained men
Eleven young, healthy, untrained men completed a seven-week moderate-intensity interval training (MIIT) program involving four 40-minute cycling sessions a week. Researchers reported gains in muscle respiratory capacity, lactate-threshold power and pulmonary maximal oxygen uptake.
A study published ahead of print on Nov. 3 tested moderate-intensity interval training (MIIT) in 11 young, healthy, untrained men. The men cycled for 40 minutes four times a week for seven weeks.1
Researchers reported that skeletal-muscle homogenate maximal oxygen consumption increased by about 50%, lactate-threshold power rose by about 43 watts and pulmonary maximal oxygen uptake increased by 7%. The study reported no adverse effect on blood glucose homeostasis.1
Because the study enrolled only 11 young, healthy, untrained men, it does not establish whether other groups would respond similarly.1
