International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Ioan Llwyd Hughes

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• Research Article
  Six Weeks High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Improves a Variety of Different Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Risk Markers
  Author(s): Ioan Llwyd Hughes and Timothy HigginsIoan Llwyd Hughes and Timothy Higgins
  
  Background: It is estimated that 1 in 11 of the world’s adult population suffers from type 2 diabetes. Novel exercise regimes such as high intensity interval training (HIIT) programme are gaining attention as an alternative treatment for managing type 2 diabetes (Dm2 ). This study assesses the effects of a 6-week HIIT programme on Dm2 risk markers. Method: Eighteen participants aged 20-24 years were divided into test (n=9) and control (n=9) group. Each session consisted of 3 × 1 minute maximal effort cycling sprint followed by a 2-minute resting period. Physiological measurements were taken at pre HIIT (week 0) and after HIIT programme (week 6). Results: After 6 weeks HIIT, mean test subjects’ systolic blood pressure significantly decreased by 4.4% (p=0.004), diastolic blood .. View More»
  

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