Identifying facilitators and barriers for adolescents participating in a school-based HIIT intervention: the eXercise for asthma with commando Joe's® (X4ACJ) programme.
Catherine A SharpMelitta Anne McNarryWilliam T B EddollsHarriet KoortsCharles O N WinnKelly Alexandra MackintoshPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
This study provides support for the delivery of a HIIT intervention in a school setting but highlights the importance of a flexible design and delivery to accommodate competing interests. There is a need to educate adolescents on the possible benefits of participation and to make the sessions enjoyable in order to increase their extrinsic and intrinsic motivation to sustain participation.