Songstad, Nils Thomas; Kaspersen, Knut-Helge; Hafstad, Anne Dragøy; Basnet, Purusotam; Ytrehus, Kirsti; Acharya, Ganesh (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-13)
Objective
To investigate the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on the maternal heart,
fetuses and placentas of pregnant rats.
<p>Methods
Female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to HIIT or sedentary control groups.
The HIIT group was trained for 6 weeks with 10 bouts of high intensity uphill running on a
treadmill for four minutes (at 85–90% of maximal oxygen consumption) ...