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Abstract
Currently, unhealthy lifestyles are responsible for the appearance of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which according to the World Health Organization (WHO (2016)) are responsible for the highest rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. world. In recent years, the work environment has gained great strength as one of the main factors for promoting healthy habits, reducing the risk of suffering from cardiometabolic diseases. Objective: To establish the effect of HIIT-type functional training (high intensity interval training) on morphological and functional indicators, in a group of workers at risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease compared to a control group under the traditional method. Materials and methods: The study included 18 workers with similar characteristics, reported by the company to attend the healthy company program, randomly establishing a control group (n=9) and a treatment group (n=9), which were subject to evaluation. morphological and functional before, during and after the intervention, where the control group continued doing exercises in a traditional way and the treatment group performed HIIT-type functional training. The experiment lasted sixteen weeks with a frequency of four times per week and an average session duration of sixty minutes. Results: without a doubt, the effects are notable in terms of differentiation and comparison of traditional exercises with respect to HIIT training, giving accentuated effects on the population worked, executed of course on routines and procedures that are structured, consistent and focused on what is seeks to achieve. Once the statistics are completed, the beneficial changes generated by HIIT exercises can be easily and directly observed.






