Sprinting Toward Fitness

Martin J Gibala; John A Hawley

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2017.04.030

Sprinting Toward Fitness

Cell Metab. 2017 May 2;25(5):988-990. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.04.030.

Authors

Martin J Gibala¹, John A Hawley²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
² Center for Exercise & Nutrition, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK. Electronic address: john.hawley@acu.edu.au.

PMID: 28467942
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.04.030

Abstract

Intense intermittent exercise, or interval training, is a powerful stimulus to induce many of the physiological adaptations typically associated with traditional, moderate-intensity continuous training. While coaches and athletes have recognized the value of interval training to enhance performance for over a century, recent scientific interest has focused on the application of this training method for health promotion. Despite renewed attention, the mechanistic basis for the physiological remodeling that occurs after interval training and the role that the stochastic nature of this type of exercise plays in mediating adaptive responses remains to be elucidated.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological*
Exercise / physiology*
High-Intensity Interval Training / methods*
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Endurance