The Analysis Of The Effect Of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
Vol.11,No.1(2017)
The HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training has become an increasingly used term in foreign publications and this method is frequently implemented in training processes of many athletes. However not every athlete or trainer is aware of the physiological changes which are caused by this form of training. In order to improve the training process, it is important to compare the effectiveness of HIIT with the continual training method or other forms of the interval training. The aim of this publication is to analyse and describe the effect of various forms of HIIT according to set markers: primarily, VO2 max (maximal oxygen uptake) – interval training effectiveness marker, secondarily lipid utilisation, and lastly hormonal and enzymatic level changes. Another objective of this publication is the clarification and explanation of energy coverage, metabolism and cardio-respiratory function during the application of the HIIT method. Within the research plan we focused exclusively on foreign studies (n = 150) conducted in years 1978–2015 from which we chose 70 studies from databases such as SportDiscus, Web of Science, ACSM Journal, PubMed. The selection was based on the preselected criteria – length of the research, nature of the research group and intervention frequency etc. The purpose was to extend the theoretical bases of the problematics of energy coverage, metabolism and cardio-respiratory function in which several chosen studies were analysed from last 10–15 years. The analysis of the individual markers was conducted based on the publications from the last decade. The research has shown that the HIIT has a significant effect on the increase of VO2max. Further findings also showed that the subject is able to adapt to this type of training within two weeks which enables the duration of training process to be shorter. This type of training also helps simultaneously with EPOC effect (post-exercise oxygen consumption) to higher energy consumption in tens of hours. The presented results can be used in Sports practice to overcome performance stagnation and lead to performance improvement as a result of the HIIT method implementation. Certain studies have shown that the HIIT method is also successfully applicable to overweight individuals, patients with Diabetes mellitus and people with sedentary lifestyles. However, it is always necessary to ensure the individual approach and to avoid the risk of overtraining.
aerobic/anaerobic endurance; EPOC effect; HIIT; training; lipid utilisation VO2max
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