The effects of high-intensity interval training vs. moderate-intensity continuous training on body composition in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 635-646

  Wewege, M ^a   van den Berg, R ^a   Ward, R E ^a   Keech, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; high intensity interval training; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CINAHL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CYCLING; EMBASE; EXERCISE; FAT MASS; HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MODERATE INTENSITY CONTINUOUS TRAINING; OBESITY; PEDRO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RUNNING; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEB OF SCIENCE; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; BODY MASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 85017479077     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12532     Document Type: Review

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