Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise and High-intensity Interval Exercise With Immersive Virtual Reality

Summary

This study aims to compare the acute effects at the cardiovascular (heart rate, blood pressure) and physiological (lactate) levels, as well as the perception of effort and fatigue, of four exercise modalities, one based on the traditional aerobic training methodology, another based on high-intensity interval training (HIIT), another consisting of aerobic exercise performed in conjunction with an immersive virtual reality (VR) application, and a last one consisting of exercise with HIIT-type parameters but also performed in conjunction with an immersive VR application.

All participants will complete one session of each of the four exercise modalities, analyzing the variables studied in each for subsequent analysis and comparison.

Conditions

• Acute Effects of Exercise in Healthy People
• Health Adult Subjects

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Traditional aerobic training

5 minutes of warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% of maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes between 60-80% of HRmax + 5 minutes of cool-down at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax)

PROCEDURE

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

5 minutes warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes main part consisting of 10 repetitions of the combination of 1 minute at 75-90% HRmax and 2 minutes of active rest with light pedaling (50% HRmax) + 5 minutes cool-down at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax)

PROCEDURE

Aerobic training performed with a immersive virtual reality application

5 minutes of warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% Maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes between 60-80% of HRmax + 5 minutes of cooling at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax), with the use of virtual reality glasses and an immersive virtual reality application

PROCEDURE

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) performed with a immersive virtual reality application

5 minutes warm-up at increasing intensity up to 60% Maximum heart rate (HRmax) + 20 minutes main part consisting of 10 repetitions of the combination of 1 minute at 75-90% HRmax and 2 minutes of active rest with light pedaling (50% HRmax) + 5 minutes cool-down at decreasing intensity (30-60% HRmax), with the use of virtual reality glasses for an immersive virtual reality application

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Adrian Escriche-Escuder, PhD · University of Valencia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

35 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-01-31

Primary Completion

2026-12-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations