In the authors' words
“The findings suggest that low-volume HIT is feasible and can lead to rapid improvements in cardiopulmonary function in postmenopausal women.”
What was measured
- Fitness Reported an improvement
- Blood pressure No difference found
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 18
- How long
- 2 weeks
- Exercise
- High-intensity intervals, Other aerobic exercise
- Cited
- 58 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 24552980
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