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Can High-Intensity Functional Suspension Training over Eight Weeks Improve Resting Blood Pressure and Quality of Life in Young Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial

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  • Florian A. Engel

    (Institute of Sport and Sport Science, Department Movement and Training Science, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Ludwig Rappelt

    (Department of Intervention Research in Exercise Training, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Köln, Germany)

  • Steffen Held

    (Department of Intervention Research in Exercise Training, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Köln, Germany)

  • Lars Donath

    (Department of Intervention Research in Exercise Training, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Köln, Germany)

Abstract

The present study examined the effects of a functional high-intensity suspension training (Functional HIIT ) on resting blood pressure, psychological well-being as well as on upper body and core strength and cardiorespiratory fitness in moderately trained participants. Twenty healthy, moderately trained adults (10 males and 10 females; age: 36.2 ± 11.1 years, BMI: 23.9 ± 3.7) were randomly assigned to a Functional HIIT training group or passive control group (CON). Functional HIIT performed 16 sessions (2× week for eight weeks, 30 min per session), whereas CON maintained their habitual lifestyle using a physical activity log. Before and after Functional HIIT intervention, resting blood pressure and quality of life (short version of the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)) were assessed. Furthermore, maximum-repetition (leg press, chest press, pulldown, back extension) and trunk muscle strength (Bourban test) as well as cardiorespiratory fitness (Vameval test), were measured before and after the intervention. Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure and WHOQOL-BREF did not change significantly but both showed moderate training-induced effects (0.62 < standardized mean difference (SMD) < 0.82). Significant improvements in the Functional HIIT group were evident on leg press ( p < 0.01), chest press ( p < 0.05), and left side Bourban test ( p < 0.05). Cardiorespiratory fitness did not reveal any time effects or time × group interactions. The present study revealed that eight weeks of Functional HIIT represents a potent stimulus to improve health-related parameters in young adults, whereas Functional HIIT was not sufficient to improve cardiorespiratory fitness.

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  • Florian A. Engel & Ludwig Rappelt & Steffen Held & Lars Donath, 2019. "Can High-Intensity Functional Suspension Training over Eight Weeks Improve Resting Blood Pressure and Quality of Life in Young Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-13, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:24:p:5062-:d:296950
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    1. Victor Machado Reis, 2020. "Effects of Exercise on Biomarkers in Health and Disease: Some New Insights with Special Focus on Extreme Exercise and Healthy Ageing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-5, March.
    2. Corentin Scoubeau & Bruno Bonnechère & Miriam Cnop & Vitalie Faoro & Malgorzata Klass, 2022. "Effectiveness of Whole-Body High-Intensity Interval Training on Health-Related Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-28, August.

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