The Impact of HIIT on

Adolescents
BY URSULA ULERY , ASHLEY WOODSIDE, & ANGELINA MATA-VILLA
OVERVIEW
Impact of a HIIT protocol on body composition and VO2max in adolescents
by: Alonso-Fernández, Fernández-Rodríguez,Taboada-Iglesias, & Gutiérrez-Sánchez
(2019)
 INTRODUCTION
• Increase in childhood
obesity/adiposity
• Increase in sedentary
lifestyle
• Linked to cardiovascular &
metabolic diseases
• These concerns lead to the
importance of early
intervention
• Early intervention can create
healthier habits
• PE class time is insufficient CDC: Prevalence of Obesity Among Children Ages 2-19
INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE: To determine how

High Intensity Interval Training
(HIIT) impacts VO2max and
body fat percentage of
adolescents during physical
education curriculums
METHODS: PARTICIPANTS

• 26 Students: 15 boys & 13 Girls

• Age: 15 & 16
• Two groups: Experimental (N:
13) & Control (N13)
• Experimental Group (EG)
adjustment of warm up only
• Control Group (CG) had no
adjusted warm up
 METHODS: PROCEDURE
• Conducted over 9 weeks
• Week 1: Orientation
• Week 2-8: Training
• Week 9: Post testing
• Pre & Post test conducted on week 1 & 9
respectively
• Body weight & Body Fat (BIA)/FFM (calculation)
• VO2Max (20 m cardiorespiratory indirect
endurance test & Course-Navette test)
• 14 HIIT training sessions conducted (2x per week)
COURSE-NAVETTE TEST
 WHAT IS HIIT?

• HIIT
• Intense intervals for
maximum output
• TABATA
• Developed by Izumi Tabata in
Japan 8
• Form of HIIT 20 SECONDS: ON
ROUNDS
• 20s work & 10s rest for 8 FOR 4
rounds 10 SECONDS: OFF MINUTES
• Improves fat loss
• Improves Cardiovascular
Fitness
METHODS

TABATA
PROTOCOL
 METHODS: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

• Data Review:
• Shapiro-Wilk: normality
• Levene test: homoscedasticity
• Greenhouse-Geisser correction: sphericity
• Repeated measures ANOVA
• Changes b/w groups & pre to post
• Post hoc t-test w/Bonferroni correction
• Differences b/w pairwise comparisons
• Significance: P < 0.05
• Cohen’s d: est. effect size measure (S,M,L)
RESULTS: DIETARY REGIMEN
RESULTS: PRE & POST TEST
AIM

• Impact of HIIT in adolescents over 14 sessions

• Primary Assessments:
• Aerobic Capacity (VO2 Max)
• Body Composition
• BF%
• FM
• FFM
 DISCUSSION
Study HIIT Protocol Body Fat %

Alonso-Fernández, Fernández-Rodríguez,Taboada- 9 Weeks

Iglesias, & Gutiérrez-Sánchez (2019)

Heydari, et al. (2012) 12 Weeks

Balbsi, Shabani & Nazari (2016) 3 Weeks

Costigan et al. (2015) Varied (Review)

Camacho-Cardenosa et al. (2016) 8 Weeks

 DISCUSSION
Study Protocol Findings

Amaro et al. (2018) HIIT influence on Fat Increase in irisin myokine

tissue (vascular/active tissue)
Corte de Araujo et al. HIIT vs. Endurance HITT: 70% less time than endurance
(2012) Training protocol
Selmi et al. (2018) HIIT vs. Mood Increase in fatigue & anxiety

● PE Classes are 2x 50 min sessions/week

● Warm-up modification without curriculum interference
CONCLUSION

• HIIT vs Traditional Warm Up

• Psychological factors
• Cognitive ability
• Time of class period
• Effects on state testing
SUMMARY

• INTRODUCTION
• METHODS
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS?
REFERENCES
Alonso-Fernández, D., Fernández-Rodríguez, R., Taboada-Iglesias, Y., &
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