Effectiveness of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIT) and Continuous Endurance Training for VO2max Improvements: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials

Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1469-1481

  Milanović, Zoran ^a   Sporiš, Goran ^b   Weston, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942505178     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-015-0365-0     Document Type: Review

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