scholarly journals Effects of Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity on Heart Rate Variability in a British Study of Civil Servants

2003 ◽  
Vol 158 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Rennie
Author(s):  
Anke Bumann ◽  
Daniel Niederer ◽  
Constanze Santarossa ◽  
Winfried Banzer ◽  
Lutz Vogt

Background: This study investigated whether work ability is associated with the duration of unemployment, heart rate variability (HRV), and the level of physical activity. Methods: Thirty-four unemployed persons (mean 55.7 ± standard deviation 33.3 years, 22 female, 12 male, unemployed: range 1–22.5 years) participated in the cross-sectional study. The Work Ability Index (WAI) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were applied. Short-term (five minutes) resting HRV (Low Frequency (LF), High Frequency (HF), Total Power (TP)) was collected. Results: Work ability was positively associated with the HRV: LF (r = 0.383; p = 0.025), HF (r = 0.412; p = 0.015) and TP (r = 0.361; p = 0.036). The WAI showed a positive linear correlation with the amount of total physical activity (r = 0.461; p = 0.006) as well as with the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity (r = 0.413; p = 0.015). No association between the WAI and the duration of unemployment occurred. Conclusions: the relation between self-perceived work ability, health-associated parameters, the HRV and the level of physical activity points out the relevance of health-care exercise and the need of stress-reducing interventions to improve perceived work ability. Our results point out the need for the further and more holistic development of healthcare for the unemployed.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0210216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Luís Wanderley de Sousa ◽  
Thatiane Lopes Valentim di Paschoale Ostoli ◽  
Evandro Fornias Sperandio ◽  
Rodolfo Leite Arantes ◽  
Antônio Ricardo de Toledo Gagliardi ◽  
...  

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Martínez-Rosales ◽  
Alba Hernández-Martínez ◽  
Manuel Alcaraz-Ibáñez ◽  
Laura López-Sánchez ◽  
David Manuel Díez-Fernández ◽  
...  

Introduction: Breast cancer remains the most commonly type of cancer. Heart rate variability (HRV), a clinical indicator of autonomic dysfunction and premature mortality, has been found to be impaired in breast cancer survivors immediately after treatment and in the last stages of metastasis. Physical activity and fitness represent relevant health markers that might prevent some of the side effects following breast cancer treatment, so it would be of clinical interest assessing potential differences with healthy controls. Hypothesis: Compared to healthy women, breast cancer survivors are expected to show impaired HRV-derived parameters, as well as lower physical activity and fitness. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 20 women that survived breast cancer (post-operative period >2 years) and 20 healthy women controls, matched by age and BMI. Fitness evaluations included the modified Ruffier-Dixon test and handgrip strength. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was assessed through a self-reported questionnaire. Short-term HRV was measured using 5-minutes recording and were analyzed with Kubios Premium. Sample size was determined for two-tailed tests, statistical power of 0.8, effect size >0.7, and significance level of p<0.05. Between-groups differences were examined using Mann–Whitney U test and Student’s t-test, for normally and not-normally distributed variables, respectively. Results: Concerning HRV parameters, breast cancer survivors presented lower Very Low Frequency and Low Frequency, and higher Low Frequency/High Frequency ratio (all p <0.001), compared to controls. No statistically significant differences were observed in MVPA time ( p =0.48) or estimated VO 2max ( p =0.24), although handgrip strength was decreased in cancer survivors ( p =0.02). Conclusions: A cardiovascular imbalance in breast cancer survivors may be suggested in comparison to healthy age- and BMI-matched controls, as evidenced by reduced HRV after >2 years of post-operative treatment. In contrast, there were no differences in weekly MVPA or VO 2max between groups, although muscular strength could still be affected. These results need to be contrasted by future long-term prospective research.


2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Kyriakides ◽  
Dimitrios Poulikakos ◽  
Angeliki Galata ◽  
Dimitrios Konstantinou ◽  
Elias Panagiotopoulos ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Felipe de Ornelas ◽  
Danilo Rodrigues Batista ◽  
Vlademir Meneghel ◽  
Wellington Gonçalves Dias ◽  
Guilherme Borsetti Businari ◽  
...  

Physical inactivity is main cause of disease worldwide. Identify the physical exercise preference, resulting in increases adherence and future intention to perform physical activity. The preference of the intensity of exercise questionnaire (PRETIE-Q) is the main tool used to assess preference in physical exercise. Variables as age, body mass index (BMI), usual physical activity level (PAL), maximal oxygen uptake (VO2máx), can influence in PRETIE-Q answers. The purpose of this study was investigate if there is relation between preference for exercise intensity with maximal aerobic speed (MAS), PAL and heart rate variability (HRV) in postmenopausal women phase. Participated of study 30 subjects who answer PRETIE-Q together with analyses of MAS, PAL and HRV. Preference was large correlated with MAS (r = 0.63), PAL (r = 0.57) and HRVRMSSD (r = 0.52). Together, MAS (40.4%), PAL (10.7%) and HRVRMSSD (6.4%) explained 57.5% of the preference score. This results study allow to health professional, that prescribe physical exercise, understand that subjects with high aerobic capacity, cardiovagal modulation and usual PAL will have preference for high intensity exercise. In consequence, can increase the adherence to systematic practice of physical exercise. Conclude that preference of exercise intensity for women in postmenopausal phase is related with aerobic capacity, high HRV and physical activity level.


1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Stratton

Physical educators have purported to teach children to be physically active and to promote their fitness. To achieve these goals, children should regularly experience moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during physical education lessons. For the purposes of this review, moderate physical activity is that which elicits a heart rate of 50% of maximum heart rate reserve (MHRR), moderate-to-vigorous activity elicits 60% of MHRR, and vigorous activity elicits 75% of MHRR. Duration criteria were set at 50% of lesson time or 20 min. The majority of lessons described in previous reports failed to achieve these criteria, although problems were noted in method and analyses of data. Lessons with physical activity as a direct goal have been successful in increasing MVPA. A greater focus on physical activity is required in the planning and delivery of physical education lessons if the physical activity and fitness goals of the physical education curriculum are to be met.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1075-1082
Author(s):  
Isao Saito ◽  
Koutatsu Maruyama ◽  
Tadahiro Kato ◽  
Yasunori Takata ◽  
Kiyohide Tomooka ◽  
...  

Background: Autonomic activity is possibly influenced by physical activity (PA). However, it remains unclear whether this association is modified by insulin resistance. Methods: This population-based study between 2009 and 2012 included 2016 men and women aged 30–79 years. The PA was assessed using a validated questionnaire based on sleep, occupation, transportation, household characteristics, and leisure-time PA. Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) in the sitting position were determined from 5-minute recordings of pulse waves detected by a fingertip sensor. The HRV was calculated as frequency (standard deviation of normal-to-normal [NN] intervals [SDNN]), root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), and percentage differences between normal NN intervals >50 milliseconds [pNN50]) and time domains. Insulin resistance was evaluated using the homeostasis model assessment index (HOMA-IR). Results: HR, RMSSD, and pNN50 were related to the total and moderate/vigorous PA tertiles in models that included HOMA-IR. The partial regression coefficient of total PA per 1-SD increase was .05 (P = .019) for log-transformed RMSSD and 1.86 (P = .001) for pNN50. No interactive associations were observed between PA and HOMA-IR. Conclusions: Low total PA was associated with increased HR and low levels of RMSSD and pNN50, reflecting parasympathetic modulation that was not modified by insulin resistance.


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