High-intensity intermittent exercise and cardiovascular and autonomic function
- 29 October 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Clinical Autonomic Research
- Vol. 23 (1), 57-65
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-012-0179-1
Abstract
The effect of 12 weeks of high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE) on cardiac, vascular, and autonomic function of young males was examined. Thirty-eight young men with a BMI of 28.7 ± 3.1 kg m−2 and age 24.9 ± 4.3 years were randomly assigned to either an HIIE or control group. The exercise group underwent HIIE three times per week, 20 min per session, for 12 weeks. Aerobic power and a range of cardiac, vascular, and autonomic measures were recorded before and after the exercise intervention. The exercise, compared to the control group, recorded a significant reduction in heart rate accompanied by an increase in stroke volume. For the exercise group forearm vasodilatory capacity was significantly enhanced, P < 0.05. Arterial stiffness, determined by pulse wave velocity and augmentation index, was also significantly improved, after the 12-week intervention. For the exercise group, heart period variability (low- and high-frequency power) and baroreceptor sensitivity were significantly increased. High-intensity intermittent exercise induced significant cardiac, vascular, and autonomic improvements after 12 weeks of training.Keywords
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