Study protocol
Following the completion of baseline testing, participants were randomised to one of two interventions: 12-week HIIT or MICT intervention. Randomisation was completed by an independent biostatistician by a simple randomisation procedure using computerised sequence generation at an allocation ratio of 1:1. To ensure equal proportions of body mass index (BMI) in each arm, randomisation was stratified according to BMI brackets (< 35 kg/m