Manuscript Number : IJSRST2310112

The effects of Two-Week High Intensity Interval Training on Weight Loss in School Going Obese/Overweight Students

Authors(3) :-Manpreet Kaur, Arunmozhi Ranganathan, Meghna Wadhwa

BACKGROUND- Children and teenagers are becoming more and more obese all around the world. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) allows for short, intense bursts of activity followed by quick recovery periods, which can be repeated many times. This lead them to seek effective, inexpensive approaches that can burn a lot of calories in a short amount of time. To implement a home-based effective weight loss program through HIIT. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of HIIT on weight, pulse rate, oxygen saturation (spO2), waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI). METHOD - Ten different schools were selected, screened for the overweight/obese subjects and they were randomly assigned to supervised group (n=15) and non- supervised group(n=15). All the subjects performed 45 minutes of a HIIT body workout, consisting of random repetitions of 45 seconds of each exercise followed by 5 seconds of passive recovery for two weeks. RESULT – The pre and post-treatment mean values showed a significant result in both the groups (<0.05) on weight (2.18 ± 1.08), WC (5.6 ± 2.73), spO2 (0.07 ± 1.86), pulse rate (10.73 ± 13.2), and BMI (1.01 ± 0.37). CONCLUSION – This study provides the evidence that supervised HIIT is proved effective in reducing weight.

Authors and Affiliations

Manpreet Kaur
BPT (Intern), Department of Physiotherapy, Sardar Bhagwan Singh University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Arunmozhi Ranganathan
Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Sardar Bhagwan Singh University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Meghna Wadhwa
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Sardar Bhagwan Singh University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

BMI, HIIT, overweight, pulse rate, spO2, school students, WC and weight.

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Published in : Volume 10 | Issue 1 | January-February 2023
Date of Publication : 2023-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 253-258
Manuscript Number : IJSRST2310112
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Manpreet Kaur, Arunmozhi Ranganathan, Meghna Wadhwa, " The effects of Two-Week High Intensity Interval Training on Weight Loss in School Going Obese/Overweight Students", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp.253-258, January-February-2023. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST2310112    
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST2310112
Citation Detection and Elimination     |      | | Mohammad A. Alahmadi, Riyadh, (2014).
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  • Wewege, M., van den Berg, R., Ward, R. E., Keech, A. 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. (2017) Obesity Reviews.
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  • Falcone, Paul H., Tai, Chih-Yin, Carson, Laura R., Joy, Jordan M., Mosman, Matt M., McCann, Tyler R., Crona, Kevin P., Kim, Michael P., Moon, Jordan R. Caloric Expenditure of Aerobic, Resistance, or Combined High- Intensity Interval Training Using a Hydraulic Resistance System in Healthy Men.(2015) J. Strength and Conditioning Research, 29(3), 779–785.
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    • " target="_blank">RIS     | Mohammad A. Alahmadi, Riyadh, (2014).
  • Ward ZJ, Long MW, Resch SC, Giles CM, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. Simulation of Growth Trajectories of Childhood Obesity into Adulthood. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017;377(22):2145- 2153. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1703860
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  • Katarina Herodek, Cvetko Simonovicx, Vesma Pavlovic, and Ratko Stankovic University Nis, Serbia Teacher Training College, Gnjilane - Bujanovac, Serbia, Dositej Obradovic”, Primary school, Vranje, Serbia Stankovic, (2014).
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  • Pozuelo-Carrascosa DP, Cavero-Redondo I, Herraiz-Adillo A, Diez-Fernandez A, Sanchez-Lopez M, Martinez-Vizcaino V. School-Based Exercise Programs and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Meta-analysis. (2018),142(5).
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  • Bauer, N., Sperlich, B., Holmberg, HC. et al. Effects of High- Intensity Interval Training in School on the Physical Performance and Health of Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. (2022) Sports Med - Open 8, 50.
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