The effect of eight-week sprint and endurance interval training on some lung volumes and capacities in female nonathletic students at Islamic Azad University of Abadan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of eight-week sprint and endurance interval training on some lung volumes and capacities in female nonathletic students at Islamic Azad University of Abadan. 45 subjects (18 – 26 year old) were matched into three groups follow Control group, sprint interval training group and endurance interval training group. The effect of eightweek sprint and endurance interval training on Tidal Volume, Inspiratory Reserve Volume, Expiratory Reserve Volume, Residual Volume, Vital Capacity and Total Lung Capacity was evaluated on pre and post test. Descriptive statistic and Manova and follow up Tukey Test at (α=0.05) were used to analyze data. The results showed that there was a significant increase in Expiratory Reserve Volume and Total Lung Capacity.