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International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health 2023; 10(3): 229-232
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Received: 10-03-2023
Accepted: 11-04-2023
Ashish Sharma
Ph.D., Scholar, Department of
Health Science, Lakshmibai
National Institute of Physical
Education, Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh, India
Dr. Narendra Yadav
Assistant Professor, Department
of Health Science, Lakshmibai
National Institute of Physical
Education, Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author:
Ashish Sharma
Ph.D., Scholar, Department of
Health Science, Lakshmibai
National Institute of Physical
Education, Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh, India
The influence of high-intensity interval training on the
health-related physical fitness components of children
who are currently enrolled in school
Ashish Sharma and Dr. Narendra Yadav
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/kheljournal.2023.v10.i3d.2950
Abstract
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a kind of exercise that consists of short, intense bursts of action
followed by brief intervals of recuperation. This pattern of exercise may be repeated several times.
Because of this, they started looking for methods that were efficient, didn't cost a lot of money, and could
burn a lot of calories in a short period of time to establish a home-based weight reduction programme that
is successful via the use of HIIT. The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of
HIIT on a participant's physical fitness components. 60 schools were chosen, and individuals were
selected for this study and being randomly allocated to either the experimental group (n = 30) or the
control group (n = 30). The High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) programme was implemented 30
seconds of each exercise followed by 10 seconds of recovery. This routine was repeated by all of the
individuals for a total of 12 weeks. The number of exercise repetition was also increased in staircase
method. The pre- and post-treatment mean values showed a significant result in experimental the groups
(<0.05) and control group did not show any improvement. This study provides the evidence that HIIT is
proved effective in improvement of health-related physical fitness components among school going
children
Keywords: HIIT training, school children, health related components
Introduction
When it comes to the treatment of childhood obesity, physical activity is absolutely essential.
Historically, moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) has been the most popular type of
exercise that has been recommended to enhance both cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body
composition. When it comes to altering body composition or other health indices in obese
children and adolescents, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has been shown to be more
time efficient than moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) in recent years, according to
expanding evidence gathered in controlled laboratory settings (Sharma et al., 2022)
[6]
. It is
critical for parents to ensure that their children have a positive experience both during and after
high-intensity interval training (HIIT). In children who are overweight, a lower intensity of
physical activity was found to have a negative association with exercise adherence, according
to a previous study. However, Malik and his colleagues stated that affect reactions during HIIT
are based on the intensity of the work-interval and are not wholly negative (unpleasant
feelings). They said this in their study. The HIIT protocol with a greater intensity (85% peak
power) produces the same amount of enjoyment as the HIIT protocol with a lower intensity
(70% peak power), but only the HIIT protocol with 85% peak power generates enough HR
stimulation to facilitate potential health benefits. Schools are the perfect places to carry out
programmes that encourage students to engage in physical activity (Meng et al., 2022)
[5]
. The
purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of HIIT effect of health-related
physical fitness components.
Methodology
He study was conducted in Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), India. Both
parents and their children provided informed consent. The research data was collected in the
school playground.