Invited Speaker ANZOS Annual Scientific Meeting 2021

Low Volume Interval Training for Cardiometabolic Health (#52)

Jeff Coombes 1
  1. University of Queensland, Brisbane, QUEENSLAND, Australia

High intensity interval training (HIIT) involves alternating short bursts of high intensity aerobic exercise with recovery periods of low intensity exercise. Based on the total duration spent completing the high intensity interval/s, HIIT can be divided into high volume (>15 mins) or low volume (≤15 mins). Recent evidence suggests that low volume aerobic HIIT provides cardiometabolic benefits similar to moderate intensity exercise of a much longer duration. Our group has combined low volume aerobic HIIT with interval resistance training and studied its effects in people with type 2 diabetes (Exercise for Diabetes (E4D) Trial). This presentation will contain data from the recently completed E4D Trial along with a discussion of the evidence supporting low volume interval training for cardiometabolic health.