Table 3.
Functional performance test changes in elderly women after 8 weeks (post) of HIIT (n = 15), MIIT (n = 15), and MICT (n = 16) and 2 (DT2w) and 4 (DT4w) weeks of detraining
| Baseline | Post | DT2w | DT4w | ANOVA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | p | |||||
| Chair stand test (repetitions) | ||||||
| HIIT | 8.4 ± 1.4 | 11.8 ± 2.1a | 10.2 ± 1.8ab | 8.5 ± 1.9bc | 105.1 | < 0.001 |
| MICT | 8.5 ± 1.1 | 11.0 ± 1.6a | 9.0 ± 1.3ab | 6.4 ± 1.4abc | 218.6 | < 0.001 |
| MIIT | 8.5 ± 0.8 | 11.7 ± 1.1a | 9.6 ± 0.9ab | 7.4 ± 1.2abc | 327.4 | < 0.001 |
| 6-min walking test (m) | ||||||
| HIIT | 406 ± 73.5 | 454 ± 72.2a | 431 ± 66.9ab | 409 ± 75.1bc | 123.5 | < 0.001 |
| MICT | 413.1 ± 58.3 | 426.5 ± 67.6 | 393.1 ± 62.7b | 365.0 ± 57.3abc | 35.5 | < 0.001 |
| MIIT | 403.3 ± 83.3 | 451.3 ± 83.5 | 427.3 ± 80.1 | 400.6 ± 76.2 | 1.657 | 0.191 |
| Gait velocity (m/s) | ||||||
| HIIT | 1.27 ± 0.11 | 1.29 ± 0.07 | 1.13 ± 0.08ab | 0.99 ± 0.07abc | 90.5 | < 0.001 |
| MICT | 1.27 ± 0.11 | 1.25 ± 0.1 | 1.12 ± 0.09ab | 0.90 ± 0.13abc | 20.9 | < 0.001 |
| MIIT | 1.21 ± 0.11 | 1.24 ± 0.12 | 1.12 ± 0.08ab | 0.98 ± 0.09abc | 35.1 | < 0.001 |
DT detraining, HIIT, MIIT, and MICT high-intensity interval training, moderate-intensity interval training, and moderate-intensity continuous training groups, respectively
aDifferent from baseline
bDifferent from POST
cDifferent from DT2w