Table 4 Cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise performance variables pre- and post-intervention.

From: Effects of very low volume high intensity versus moderate intensity interval training in obese metabolic syndrome patients: a randomized controlled study

Variable

HIIT group

(n = 32)

MIIT group

(n = 22)

CON group

(n = 31)

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

VO2max (L)

2.51 ± 0.69

2.75 ± 0.68***a

2.06 ± 0.56

2.12 ± 0.55

2.24 ± 0.87

2.09 ± 0.92**

VO2max (mL/kg/min)

21.9 ± 5.3

25.1 ± 5.4***aa

20.3 ± 3.8

21.5 ± 4.3*

21.0 ± 7.3

20.7 ± 7.8

Wmax (W)

158 ± 46

182 ± 43***bb

133 ± 40

140 ± 43*

156 ± 62

150 ± 61*

Wmax (W/kg)

1.4 ± 0.4

1.7 ± 0.4***

1.3 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3**

1.5 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.6

WVT (W)

58 ± 27

84 ± 28***b

53 ± 24

62 ± 29**

68 ± 32

66 ± 30

HRmax (b/min)

160 ± 18

161 ± 18

153 ± 22

153 ± 24

155 ± 24

150 ± 24

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. HIIT high-intensity interval training group, MIIT moderate-intensity interval training group, CON control group, VO2max maximal oxygen uptake, Wmax maximal power output, WVT power output at the ventilatory threshold, HRmax maximal heart rate. *(p < 0.05), **(p < 0.01), ***(p < 0.001), significantly different from pre-intervention. a(p < 0.05), aa(p < 0.01), significant difference HIIT vs. CON; b(p < 0.05), bb(p < 0.01), significant difference HIIT vs. MIIT and CON.
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