Research
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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) improves peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) more than Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) in cardiac patients, although both are safe and effective for improving exercise capacity.
If you are stable after a heart event, High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) can boost your fitness (VO2peak) more than steady moderate exercise. However, both are safe. If you are new to exercise or have heart failure, start with moderate intensity and build up volume before trying high intensity.
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16 der 17 Studien zeigten eine Überlegenheit des HIIT (VO2peak SMD 0,34 ml/kg/min; p < 0,00 001; I2 = 28 %)... Sowohl in der MICT-Gruppe... als auch in der HIIT-Gruppe... nahm die VO2peak signifikant zu... Zwischen den Gruppen ergab sich weder nach 12 Wochen noch im Follow-up nach 1 Jahr ein Unterschied.
Why this rating
Based on a review of 17 RCTs and the SAINTEX study.
Source
Körperliche Aktivität in der Rehabilitation nach Myokardinfarkt
Verena Heinicke et al. · Kardiologie up2date · 2019
DOI 10.1055/a-0658-4260
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