PMID- 29942693 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240327 IS - 2167-8359 (Print) IS - 2167-8359 (Electronic) IS - 2167-8359 (Linking) VI - 6 DP - 2018 TI - The effect of running versus cycling high-intensity intermittent exercise on local tissue oxygenation and perceived enjoyment in 18-30-year-old sedentary men. PG - e5026 LID - 10.7717/peerj.5026 [doi] LID - e5026 AB - BACKGROUND: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been proposed as a time-efficient exercise format to improve exercise adherence, thereby targeting the chronic disease burden associated with sedentary behaviour. Exercise mode (cycling, running), if self-selected, will likely affect the physiological and enjoyment responses to HIIT in sedentary individuals. Differences in physiological and enjoyment responses, associated with the mode of exercise, could potentially influence the uptake and continued adherence to HIIT. It was hypothesised that in young sedentary men, local and systemic oxygen utilisation and enjoyment would be higher during a session of running HIIT, compared to a session of cycling HIIT. METHODS: A total of 12 sedentary men (mean +/- SD; age 24 +/- 3 years) completed three exercise sessions: a maximal incremental exercise test on a treadmill (MAX) followed by two experiment conditions, (1) free-paced cycling HIIT on a bicycle ergometer (HIITCYC) and (2) constant-paced running HIIT on a treadmill ergometer (HIITRUN). Deoxygenated haemoglobin (HHb) in the gastrocnemius (GN), the left vastus lateralis (LVL) and the right vastus lateralis (RVL) muscles, oxygen consumption (VO(2)), heart rate (HR), ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and physical activity enjoyment (PACES) were measured during HIITCYC and HIITRUN. RESULTS: There was a higher HHb in the LVL (p = 0.001) and RVL (p = 0.002) sites and a higher VO(2) (p = 0.017) and HR (p < 0.001) during HIITCYC, compared to HIITRUN. RPE was higher (p < 0.001) and PACES lower (p = 0.032) during HIITCYC compared to HIITRUN. DISCUSSION: In sedentary individuals, free-paced cycling HIIT produces higher levels of physiological stress when compared to constant-paced running HIIT. Participants perceived running HIIT to be more enjoyable than cycling HIIT. These findings have implications for selection of mode of HIIT for physical stress, exercise enjoyment and compliance. FAU - Kriel, Yuri AU - Kriel Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6594-8159 AD - School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia. FAU - Askew, Christopher D AU - Askew CD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8076-8789 AD - School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia. FAU - Solomon, Colin AU - Solomon C AD - School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia. LA - eng SI - figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.5271001.v1 PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180619 PL - United States TA - PeerJ JT - PeerJ JID - 101603425 PMC - PMC6014319 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Enjoyment OT - Exercise mode OT - HIIT OT - NIRS OT - Sedentary COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2018/06/27 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/27 06:01 PMCR- 2018/06/19 CRDT- 2018/06/27 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/05/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/06/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5026 [pii] AID - 10.7717/peerj.5026 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PeerJ. 2018 Jun 19;6:e5026. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5026. eCollection 2018.