Review Article
High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise Training for Cardiovascular Disease
Luciene Ferreira Azevedo1* and Marcelo Rodrigues dos Santos2 | |
1Heart Institute (InCor), Medical School of University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
2Medical School of University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
Corresponding Author : | Azevedo Luciene Ferreira Instituto do Coração (InCor)-Unidade de Reabilitação Cardiovascular e Fisiologia do Exercício Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44–Bloco II 1º SS-Cerqueira Cesar-São Paulo–SP. CEP 05403-900–Brazil Tel: (5511) 2661-5043 Fax: (5511) 2661-5043 E-mail: luciene.azevedo@usp.br |
Received January 27, 2014; Accepted February 24, 2014; Published February 26, 2014 | |
Citation: Azevedo LF, dos Santos MR (2014) High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise Training for Cardiovascular Disease. J Nov Physiother 4:199. doi: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000199 | |
Copyright: © 2014 Azevedo LF, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Abstract
Exercise training is widely recommended in health and some conditions diseases. It is well established that physical active behaviour is related to decrease in cardiovascular diseases and consequently longer life expectancy. Talking about exercise training involves some methodological approaches such as type of exercise, volume, duration, frequency and intensity; and intensity is exactly what this review is focused, especially high-intensity intermittent exercise training, also known as interval training. Prescribing this model of training according to literature makes it difficult to reach a consensus about the methodology and true effects of it, especially for cardiac patients. For that reason, the aim of this review is to present the current context about the different types of high-intensity intermittent exercise training, its benefits and risks compared to endurance training in some diseases such as coronary artery disease and chronic heart failure.