Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology

Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology

Acute and chronic effect of high-intensity interval training in nutral and hot environment on serum BDNF levels in healthy men

Document Type : original article

Authors
Elnaz Taherirad
Hamid Rajabi
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
10.48308/joeppa.2018.98901
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of high intensity interval training in
temperate and warm environment on serum BDNF in healthy men.
Methods: In this research, 24 healthy male students according to vVo2max estimation divided to 3 groups,
training in the warm environment (n=8), training in the temperate environment (n=8) and control (n=8)
categorized as matched. Subjects of experimental group were trained 12 sessions for two weeks. Each session
included 5 set of 150 seconds running on treadmill with %85-90 of vVo2max with 150 seconds active recovery
between each set with 50 percent of vVo2max. Serum BDNF was assessed using ELISA kits and the data were
analyzed by one-way ANOVA.
Results: The results show that one session high intensity interval activity in warm (p=0.018) and temperate
(p=0.045) environment induce significant increment in serum BDNF, However between training group,
significant difference was not observed (p=0.262). Furthermore two weeks of high intensity interval training
in warm (p=0.001) and temperate (p=0.012) environment resulted in significant increment in serum BDNF,
also two weeks of training on the level of BDNF not produce significant difference between training and
control groups (p=0.267).
Conclusions: It seems that high intensity interval training regardless of whether in temperate or warm
environment increases the level of BDNF.
Keywords
High intensity interval training
Environment temperature
Brain derived neurotrophic factor
VO2max
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  • Receive Date 17 June 2015
  • Revise Date 03 August 2016
  • Accept Date 25 September 2016
  • First Publish Date 23 August 2018
  • Publish Date 23 August 2018