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Cardiorespiratory adaptations induced by aerobic training in middle-aged men: the importance of a decrease in sympathetic stimulation for the contribution of dynamic exercise tachycardia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9698778     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated the effects of aerobic training on the efferent autonomic control of heart rate (HR) during dynamic exercise in middle-aged men, eight of whom underwent exercise training (T) while the other seven continued their sedentary (S) life style. The training was conducted over 10 months (three 1-h/sessions/week on a field track at 70-85% of the peak HR). The contribution of sympathetic and para-sympathetic exercise tachycardia was determined in terms of differences in the time constant effects on the HR response obtained using a discontinuous protocol (4-min tests at 25, 50, 100 and 125 watts on a cycle ergometer), and a continuous protocol (25 watts/min until exhaustion) allowed the quantification of the parameters (anaerobic threshold, VO2 AT; peak O2 uptake, VO2 peak; power peak) that reflect oxygen transport. The results obtained for the S and the T groups were: 1) a smaller resting HR in T (66 beats/min) when compared to S (84 beats/min); 2) during exercise, a small increase in the fast tachycardia (delta 0-10 s) related to vagal withdrawal (P < 0.05, only at 25 watts) was observed in T at all powers; at middle and higher powers a significant decrease (P < 0.05 at 50, 100 and 125 watts) in the slow tachycardia (delta 1-4 min) related to a sympathetic-dependent mechanism was observed in T; 3) the VO2 AT (S = 1.06 and T = 1.33 l/min) and VO2 peak (S = 1.97 and T = 2.47 l/min) were higher in T (P < 0.05). These results demonstrate that aerobic training can induce significant physiological adaptations in middle-aged men, mainly expressed as a decrease in the sympathetic effects on heart rate associated with an increase in oxygen transport during dynamic exercise.
Authors:
M P Chacon-Mikahil; V A Forti; A M Catai; J S Szrajer; R Golfetti; L E Martins; E C Lima-Filho; J S Wanderley; J A Marin Neto; B C Maciel; L Gallo-Júnior
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas médicas e biológicas / Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica ... [et al.]     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0100-879X     ISO Abbreviation:  Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res.     Publication Date:  1998 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-10-20     Completed Date:  1998-10-20     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8112917     Medline TA:  Braz J Med Biol Res     Country:  BRAZIL    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  705-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício, Faculdade de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brasil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Physiological*
Exercise*
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Physical Exertion*
Sympathetic Nervous System*

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