Researchers conducted a small study involving 11 people living with HIV and 11 healthy controls. Participants performed three different exercise routines: low-volume high-intensity interval exercise, high-volume high-intensity interval exercise, and moderate-intensity continuous exercise. The main goal was to see how much people enjoyed each type of workout.
The main finding was that people living with HIV reported higher enjoyment during the high-volume high-intensity interval exercise compared to the healthy controls. Other measures like mood during exercise and future plans to exercise did not show clear differences between the exercise types for the HIV group. Healthy controls felt less intense during the high-volume workout compared to the other two types.
No serious safety issues or adverse events were reported. The higher enjoyment reported by people living with HIV suggests this specific exercise style may be well tolerated and positively perceived in this population. Readers should remember that this study was small and involved a crossover design, meaning the results are preliminary. More research is needed to confirm if these findings apply to a wider group of people.