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Heart rate recovery improves after exercise in water when compared with on land
Ist Teil von
Clinical physiology and functional imaging, 2018-07, Vol.38 (4), p.721-724
Ort / Verlag
England: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2018
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Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals
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Summary
Background
Water immersion has demonstrated its effectiveness in the recovery process after exercise. This study presents for the first time the impact of water immersion on heart rate recovery after low‐intensity cycle exercise.
Methods
Sixteen male volunteers were involved in the study. The experiment consisted of two cycling exercises: 1 h in ambient air and 1 h in water (temperature: 32 ± 0·2°C). The exercise intensity was individually prescribed to elicit around 35%–40% of VO2 peak for both conditions. Heart rate recovery was analysed according to recognized methods, such as the differences between heart rate at exercise completion and within the 2 min recovery period.
Results
Although the two exercises were performed both at same energy expenditure and heart rate, the indexes used to assess the fast and slow decay of the heart rate recovery were significantly shortened after exercise in water.
Conclusion
The results of the present study suggest that cycling in thermoneutral water decreases the cardiac work after exercise when compared with cycling on land.