Effects of self-paced interval and continuous training on health markers in women.

Purpose: To compare the effects of self-paced high-intensity interval and continuous cycle training on health markers in premenopausal women.

Methods: Forty-five inactive females were randomised to a high-intensity interval training (HIIT; n = 15), continuous training (CT; n = 15) or an inactive control (CON; n = 15) group. HIIT performed 5 × 5 min sets comprising repetitions of 30-s low-, 20-s moderate- and 10-s high-intensity cycling with 2 min rest between sets.