Commentary: Why sprint interval training is inappropriate for a largely sedentary population

Frontiers in Psychology

Jennifer Robertson-Wilson¹ 

关键词: high-intensity interval training;    exercise;    affect;    enjoyment;    replication;    measurement;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01603

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Hardcastle et al. (2014) argued that an inactive population is unlikely to engage in sprint interval training (SIT) due to poor affective responses, low self-efficacy and motivation, and increased challenges to self-regulation. Their opinion article offers reasonable critiques to the potential broader effectiveness of SIT vis-a-vis the efficacy demonstrated within laboratory trials. However, three commentary responses (Del Vecchio et al., 2015; Astorino and Thum, 2016; Jung et al., 2016) have since been published with one common thread being to question the assumption that low affective perceptions necessarily accompany engagement in SIT. We have followed this debate with interest, in particular regarding affective responses to SIT [and, more broadly, high-intensity interval training (HIIT)]1. Building on the current debate, we further propose that in order to advance the research agenda, and specifically our understanding of “the acceptability of, and affective responses to, SIT programs” (Hardcastle et al., 2014, p. 2), a discussion of how and when affective responses are measured is warranted.

【 授权许可】

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