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01-03-2010 | Original Article

Optimization of high intensity interval exercise in coronary heart disease

Authors: Thibaut Guiraud, Martin Juneau, Anil Nigam, Mathieu Gayda, Philippe Meyer, Said Mekary, François Paillard, Laurent Bosquet

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

High intensity interval training has been shown to be more effective than moderate intensity continuous training for improving maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, no evidence supports the prescription of one specific protocol of high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) in this population. The purpose of this study was to compare the acute cardiopulmonary responses with four different single bouts of HIIE in order to identify the most optimal one in CHD patients. Nineteen stable CHD patients (17 males, 2 females, 65 ± 8 years) performed four different bouts of HIIE, all with exercise phases at 100% of maximal aerobic power (MAP), but which varied in interval duration (15 s for mode A and B and 60 s for mode C and D) and type of recovery (0% of MAP for modes A and C and 50% of MAP for modes B and D). A passive recovery phase resulted in a longer time to exhaustion compared to an active recovery phase, irrespective of the duration of the exercise and recovery periods (15 or 60 s, p < 0.05). Time to exhaustion also tended to be higher with mode A relative to mode C (p = 0.06). Despite differences in time to exhaustion between modes, time spent at a high percentage of VO_2max was similar between HIIE modes except for less time spent above 90 and 95% of VO_2max for mode C when compared with modes B and D. When considering perceived exertion, patient comfort and time spent above 80% of VO_2max, mode A appeared to be the optimal HIIE session for these coronary patients.

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Title: Optimization of high intensity interval exercise in coronary heart disease
Authors: Thibaut Guiraud
Martin Juneau
Anil Nigam
Mathieu Gayda
Philippe Meyer
Said Mekary
François Paillard
Laurent Bosquet
Publication date: 01-03-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-009-1287-z

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