Home-Based Interval Training Improves Aerobic Fitness in Older Adults, Study Finds A study of 20 adults ages 61 to 74 found that eight weeks of home-based high-intensity interval training improved aerobic fitness and reduced fat mass, according to the research team. Training was performed on an all-extremity ergometer at home four days per week, with live video supervision and cloud-based heart-rate tracking, the report stated. Average VO2 max increased after the training block, and fat mass dropped by approximately 3 pounds, according to the study. Participants completed 96 percent of scheduled sessions, with no training-related adverse events, the report said.…

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