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The effectiveness of a high-intensity games intervention on improving indices of health in young children

The effectiveness of a high-intensity games intervention on improving indices of health in young children
The effectiveness of a high-intensity games intervention on improving indices of health in young children
This study assessed the effectiveness of a 6-week, high-intensity, games-based intervention on physiological and anthropometric indices of health, in normal weight (n = 26; 32.5 ± 8.9 kg) and obese (n = 29; 49.3 ± 8.9 kg) children (n = 32 boys, 23 girls), aged 8–10 years. Children were randomised into an exercise or control group. The exercise group participated in a twice-weekly, 40 min active games intervention, alongside their usual school physical education classes. The control group did not take part in the intervention. Before and after the intervention, participants completed both a maximal and submaximal graded exercise test. The submaximal exercise test comprised of a 6 min, moderate- and 6 min heavy-intensity bout, interspersed with a 5 min recovery. The exercise group demonstrated improvements in maximal oxygen uptake (51.4 ± 8.5 vs 54.3 ± 9.6 ml · kg?1 · min?1) and peak running speed (11.3 ± 1.6 vs 11.9 ± 1.6 km · h?1), and a reduction in the oxygen cost of submaximal exercise between assessments (P < .05). A decrease in waist circumference and increase in muscle mass were observed between assessments for the obese participants randomised to the intervention (both P < .05). This study demonstrates that a short-term, high-intensity games intervention may elicit positive changes in physiological and anthropometric indices of health in normal weight and obese children.
HIIT, paediatric, exercise, peak, obesity
0264-0414
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Lambrick, Danielle
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Westrupp, Nicole
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Kaufmann, Sebastian
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Lambrick, Danielle, Westrupp, Nicole, Kaufmann, Sebastian, Stoner, Lee and Faulkner, James (2015) The effectiveness of a high-intensity games intervention on improving indices of health in young children. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-9. (doi:10.1080/02640414.2015.1048521).

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This study assessed the effectiveness of a 6-week, high-intensity, games-based intervention on physiological and anthropometric indices of health, in normal weight (n = 26; 32.5 ± 8.9 kg) and obese (n = 29; 49.3 ± 8.9 kg) children (n = 32 boys, 23 girls), aged 8–10 years. Children were randomised into an exercise or control group. The exercise group participated in a twice-weekly, 40 min active games intervention, alongside their usual school physical education classes. The control group did not take part in the intervention. Before and after the intervention, participants completed both a maximal and submaximal graded exercise test. The submaximal exercise test comprised of a 6 min, moderate- and 6 min heavy-intensity bout, interspersed with a 5 min recovery. The exercise group demonstrated improvements in maximal oxygen uptake (51.4 ± 8.5 vs 54.3 ± 9.6 ml · kg?1 · min?1) and peak running speed (11.3 ± 1.6 vs 11.9 ± 1.6 km · h?1), and a reduction in the oxygen cost of submaximal exercise between assessments (P < .05). A decrease in waist circumference and increase in muscle mass were observed between assessments for the obese participants randomised to the intervention (both P < .05). This study demonstrates that a short-term, high-intensity games intervention may elicit positive changes in physiological and anthropometric indices of health in normal weight and obese children.

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Accepted/In Press date: 3 May 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 26 May 2015
Keywords: HIIT, paediatric, exercise, peak, obesity
Organisations: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 382049
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382049
ISSN: 0264-0414
PURE UUID: 3a32ed75-7439-4c78-aef9-e8082723ffe3
ORCID for Danielle Lambrick: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0325-6015

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Author: Nicole Westrupp
Author: Sebastian Kaufmann
Author: Lee Stoner
Author: James Faulkner

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