Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

A Real-World High-Intensity Interval Training Protocol for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Improvement

Fernando Gripp^1,2, Gilton de Jesus Gomes^1,2, Ricardo Augusto Leoni De Sousa^1,2, Júllia Alves de Andrade³, Ilkilene Pinheiro Queiroz³, Caíque Olegário Diniz Magalhães², Ricardo Cardoso Cassilhas^1,2,3, Flávio de Castro Magalhães^1,2,3, Fabiano Trigueiro Amorim⁴, Marco Fabrício Dias-Peixoto^1,2,3

¹Department of Physical Education, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, ²Multicenter Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, ³Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, ⁴4Department of Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico

This study presents a low-cost and easy-to-implement "real world" high-intensity interval training (HIIT) protocol for scientific research and discusses its efficiency for cardiorespiratory fitness.

Medicine

Randomized Controlled Trial to Study the Acute Effects of Strength Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Adults

Luis Filipe Rocha Silva¹, Bruna Caroline Chaves Garcia², Zach A. Mang³, Fabiano Trigueiro Amorim⁴, Marco Fabrício Dias-Peixoto¹, Fernando Gripp¹, Valmor Tricoli⁵, Flávio de Castro Magalhães^1,4

¹Department of Physical Education, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, ²Laboratory of Exercise Biology and Immunometabolism, Centro Integrado de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Saúde, Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, ³Occupational Safety & Health, Los Alamos National Laboratory, ⁴Department of Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico, ⁵School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo

This study describes a randomized controlled trial protocol aiming at assessing the acute effects of strength exercise volume on insulin sensitivity in obese individuals.