The efficacy of unsupervised home-based exercise regimens in comparison to supervised lab-based exercise training upon cardio-respiratory health facets

Blackwell, James; Atherton, Philip J.; Smith, Kenneth; Doleman, Brett; Williams, John P.; Lund, Jonathan N.; Phillips, Bethan E.

Abstract

Supervised high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can rapidly improve cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). However, the effectiveness of time-efficient unsupervised home-based interventions is unknown. Eighteen volunteers completed either: laboratory-HIIT (L HIIT); home-HIIT (H-HIIT) or home-isometric hand-grip training (H-IHGT). CRF improved significantly in L-HIIT and H-HIIT groups, with blood pressure improvements in the H-IHGT group only. H-HIIT offers a practical, time-efficient exercise mode to improve CRF, away from the laboratory environment. H-IHGT potentially provides a viable alternative to modify blood pressure in those unable to participate in whole-body exercise.

Citation

Blackwell, J., Atherton, P. J., Smith, K., Doleman, B., Williams, J. P., Lund, J. N., & Phillips, B. E. (2017). The efficacy of unsupervised home-based exercise regimens in comparison to supervised lab-based exercise training upon cardio-respiratory health facets. Physiological Reports, 5(16), Article e13390. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13390

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 17, 2017
• Publication Date: Sep 14, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 21, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 14, 2017
• Journal: Physiological Reports
• Electronic ISSN: 2051-817X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 16
• Article Number: e13390
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13390
• Keywords: HIT, HIIT, Exercise, Cardiorespiratory, Blood Pressure
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/882875
• Publisher URL: http://physreports.physiology.org/content/5/17/e13390