Effects of Interval Training and Continuous Running on the Leukocyte Response

Abstract

The porpose of this study was to determine whether there were differences in physical activity between training intervals and continuous runs on leukocyte responses in white rats (Rattus norvegicus). Experimental research with a posttest and control group design is employed in this study. For this study, we used 30 male white rats that were between 3 and 4 months old and weighed between 180 and 200 grammes. The experimental animal samples were randomly separated into three groups, and each group consisted of ten white rats. The first group was designated as the control group (C), while the other two groups were labelled as follows: without doing cardio on a treadmill: treatment group 1 (IT) was given a vigorous kind of Interval Training physical activity in the form of continuous running on a treadmill; treatment group 2 (CR) was given a moderately strenuous type of Continuous Jogging physical activity in the form of continuous running on a treadmill. According to the findings, the average number of leukocytes found in the control group was 11,778 cells/mm3, whereas the average number of leukocytes found in the group was 6,864 cells/mm3, and the average number of leukocytes found in the control group was 5,118 cells/mm3. Results showed that there was a statistically significant difference (p=0.000; p<0.05) in the average number of leukocytes between the two groups. he single paragraph of about 150-200 words, 250 words maximum, italic, 10pt, written in English.