Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Training on Stress, Depression, Anxiety, and Resilience in Healthy Adults During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Confinement: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Top Cited Papers
Open Access
- 24 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Psychology
- Vol. 12, 643069
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.643069
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of two intervention programs, (1) high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and (2) moderate-intensity training (MIT), on anxiety, depression, stress, and resilience during the confinement caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in healthy adults. Methods: A total of 67 adults who participated were randomly assigned to two groups: HIIT and MIT groups. The MIT group had to perform a home-based intervention based on aerobic exercises, whereas the HIIT group had to perform a home-based intervention based on HIIT exercises. The two groups (HIIT and MIT) had to complete the same physical exercise volume, 40 min per session (6 days per week) during the confinement period (6 weeks). Depression, anxiety, stress, and resilience were assessed before and after the intervention. Results: Results showed that HIIT and MIT significantly reduced the stress, anxiety, and depression as well as increase the resilience (p < 0.05). Moreover, the improvements obtained in the HIIT group seem to be greater than those of the MIT group in depression (p < 0.05). Conclusions: HIIT and MIT decreased anxiety, stress, and depression as well as increased resilience during the COVID-19 confinement. In addition, the HIIT intervention seemed to be more beneficial to reduce depression than the MIT intervention.This publication has 60 references indexed in Scilit:
- High-intensity interval running is perceived to be more enjoyable than moderate-intensity continuous exercise: Implications for exercise adherenceJournal of Sports Sciences, 2011
- International Physical Activity Questionnaire: Reliability and validity in a Spanish populationEuropean Journal of Sport Science, 2010
- Aerobic interval training versus continuous moderate exercise after coronary artery bypass surgery: A randomized study of cardiovascular effects and quality of lifeAmerican Heart Journal, 2009
- Predictive factors of psychological disorder development during recovery following SARS outbreak.Health Psychology, 2009
- Aerobic Interval Training Versus Continuous Moderate Exercise as a Treatment for the Metabolic SyndromeCirculation, 2008
- Amount of Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors in the United States, 2003-2004American Journal of Epidemiology, 2008
- SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, CanadaEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
- Factors Influencing Compliance with Quarantine in Toronto During the 2003 SARS OutbreakBiosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, 2004
- Changes in ??-Endorphin Levels in Response to Aerobic and Anaerobic ExerciseSports Medicine, 1992
- Resiliency and Vulnerability to Adverse Developmental Outcomes Associated With PovertyAmerican Behavioral Scientist, 1991