HIIT on Overweight Middle-aged Adults

Aging, obesity, have been shown to lead to higher oxidative stress and chronic inflammation. However, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity benefits. Different training prescriptions may also affect improvements. Therefore, this study will explore the optimal HIIT prescription to improve fat, inflammation, metabolism, and exercise performance in overweight middle-aged and older adults. Thirty-six middle-aged with overweight adults were divided into three groups: 1. L-HIIT group: the long-interval HIIT group (4 × 4 min Exercise/4 min Rest), 2. M-HIIT group: the medium-interval HIIT group (8 × 2 min Exercise/2 min Rest), 3. Control group: no exercise intervention. All groups carried out the training stage for 8 weeks (three sessions per week), then the detraining stage for 4 weeks in order to investigate the effects induced by different HIIT interventions on inflammation, metabolic adaptation, anti-fatigue and exercise performance, and fat loss.