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Table 2 Weekly schedule for the main part of the AIT program sessions

From: Metabolic risk management, physical exercise and lifestyle counselling in low-active adults: controlled randomized trial (BELLUGAT)

Week number

Supervised/self-administered lessons (n/n)

Content of the main part of the AIT sessions

Work volume

(Rep x time)

Work Intensity

(% VO2peak)

Active rest

(time)

Total accumulated time

1

2/1

16 × 1’

80

30”

24’

2

2/1

8 × 2’

80

1’

24’

3

2/1

5 × 3’

80

2’

25’

4

2/1

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

5

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

6

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

7

0/3

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

8

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

9

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

10

0/3

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

11

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

12

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

13

0/3

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

14

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

15

0/3

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

16

1/2

4 × 4’

80

2’

24’

  1. AIT aerobic interval training; n, number, Rep repetitions, VO 2peak , peak oxygen uptake