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Physiological Adaptations to Endurance Training

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 21711

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Division of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Abertay University, Dundee DD1 1HG, UK
Interests: endurance adaptations promoting performance across a range of sports; sprint interval training for endurance performance; exercise adaptations in an ageing population

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Dear Colleagues,

Endurance training is a complex training modality which can be simplified to any type of planned activity that involves repeated isotonic muscle contraction to promote improvements in muscle metabolism and function or cardiovascular metabolism and function. Traditional endurance training has focused on the long duration from low- to moderate-intensity exercise to affect these systems. However, recent evidence suggests intensity as a crucial component for endurance adaptation. Endurance is probably the most crucial adaptation for both lifestyle and sports performance interventions to affect change in the participants. For example, a major adaptation to endurance style training is to increase fatigue resistance within the skeletal muscle which translates into an improved self-reported health status and physical function in a wide variety of populations; however, this also translates into improved game performance in team sports or the capacity to hold a higher power output in individual sports such as running or cycling.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present novel findings about endurance adaptations with training related to any aspect of health or sports performance. This can include novel endurance training modalities, non-endurance-based training that produces endurance type adaptations or novel outcome measures. New research papers, meta-analysis, reviews or case reports are sought for this issue, but papers should have a focus on the physiological response around endurance adaptations.

Dr. John Babraj
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • endurance
  • metabolism
  • cardiovascular
  • health benefits of endurance adaptations
  • performance benefits of endurance adaptations
  • physiology of endurance

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Evidence-Based Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Exercise Capacity and Health: A Review with Historical Perspective
by Muhammed Mustafa Atakan, Yanchun Li, Şükran Nazan Koşar, Hüseyin Hüsrev Turnagöl and Xu Yan
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(13), 7201; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137201 - 5 Jul 2021
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Engaging in regular exercise results in a range of physiological adaptations offering benefits for exercise capacity and health, independent of age, gender or the presence of chronic diseases. Accumulating evidence shows that lack of time is a major impediment to exercise, causing physical [...] Read more.
Engaging in regular exercise results in a range of physiological adaptations offering benefits for exercise capacity and health, independent of age, gender or the presence of chronic diseases. Accumulating evidence shows that lack of time is a major impediment to exercise, causing physical inactivity worldwide. This issue has resulted in momentum for interval training models known to elicit higher enjoyment and induce adaptations similar to or greater than moderate-intensity continuous training, despite a lower total exercise volume. Although there is no universal definition, high-intensity interval exercise is characterized by repeated short bursts of intense activity, performed with a “near maximal” or “all-out” effort corresponding to ≥90% of maximal oxygen uptake or >75% of maximal power, with periods of rest or low-intensity exercise. Research has indicated that high-intensity interval training induces numerous physiological adaptations that improve exercise capacity (maximal oxygen uptake, aerobic endurance, anaerobic capacity etc.) and metabolic health in both clinical and healthy (athletes, active and inactive individuals without any apparent disease or disorder) populations. In this paper, a brief history of high-intensity interval training is presented, based on the novel findings of some selected studies on exercise capacity and health, starting from the early 1920s to date. Further, an overview of the mechanisms underlying the physiological adaptations in response to high-intensity interval training is provided. Full article
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