HIIT as a Tool for Improving Mental Health and Cognition

Apply it! By reading this article, the following key points will be reinforced: • Work with individuals exhibiting depressive symptoms in a group environment to avoid dropout. • Use sufficient rest and recovery between intense sessions for anxious clients to avoid exacerbating symptoms. • For beginner exercisers with mental health issues, start programming at lower intensity and slowly increase the intensity over time. • For executive functions, the effects of high-intensity interval training are strongest for inhibitory control, which will help clients stick with the program over the long term.