Training-induced alterations in fat and carbohydrate metabolism during exercise in elderly subjects

1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (5) ◽  
pp. E785-E790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahid Sial ◽  
Andrew R. Coggan ◽  
Robert C. Hickner ◽  
Samuel Klein
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Endurance Training ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Fat Oxidation ◽  
Peak Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise ◽  
Significant Change

Compared with young adults, fat oxidation is lower in elderly persons during endurance exercise performed at either the same absolute or relative intensity. We evaluated the effect of 16 wk of endurance training on fat and glucose metabolism during 60 min of moderate intensity exercise [50% of pretraining peak oxygen consumption (V˙o2 peak)] in six elderly men and women (74 ± 2 yr). Training caused a 21% increase in meanV˙o2 peak. The average rate of fat oxidation during exercise was greater after (221 ± 28 μmol/min) than before (166 ± 17 μmol/min) training ( P = 0.002), and the average rate of carbohydrate oxidation during exercise was lower after (3,180 ± 461 μmol/min) than before (3,937 ± 483 μmol/min) training ( P = 0.003). Training did not cause a significant change in glycerol rate of appearance (Ra), free fatty acid (FFA) Ra, and FFA rate of disappearance during exercise. However, glucose Raduring exercise was lower after (1,027 ± 95 μmol/min) than before (1,157 ± 69 μmol/min) training ( P = 0.01). These results demonstrate that a 16-wk period of endurance training increases fat oxidation without a significant change in lipolysis (glycerol Ra) or FFA availability (FFA Ra) during exercise in elderly subjects. Therefore, the training-induced increase in fat oxidation during exercise is likely related to alterations in skeletal muscle fatty acid metabolism.

Effects of endurance training on total fat oxidation in elderly persons

1994 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 2281-2287 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. T. Poehlman ◽  
A. W. Gardner ◽  
P. J. Arciero ◽  
M. I. Goran ◽  
J. Calles-Escandon
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Endurance Training ◽  
Fat Oxidation ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Peak Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Appearance Rate

We examined the influence of 8 wk of endurance training on basal levels of fat oxidation and its association with changes in norepinephrine (NE) kinetics, resting metabolic rate (RMR), and body composition in 18 healthy elderly persons (66.1 +/- 1.4 yr; 10 men, 8 women). Fatty acid appearance rate and total body fat oxidation were determined from [14C]palmitate infusion and indirect calorimetry, NE kinetics were determined from infusions of [3H]NE, RMR was determined from the ventilated hood technique, and body composition was determined from underwater weighing. Endurance training increased peak oxygen consumption by 11% (1.9 +/- 0.1 to 2.1 +/- 0.1 l/min; P < 0.01) and increased RMR by 7% (1.20 +/- 0.02 to 1.28 +/- 0.02 kcal/min; P < 0.01). Endurance training increased NE appearance rate by 35% (0.51 +/- 0.04 to 0.69 +/- 0.04 micrograms/min; P < 0.01), whereas no change in NE clearance was noted. Endurance training increased fat oxidation by 22% (201.0 +/- 11.2 vs. 244.0 +/- 15.2 mumol/min; P < 0.01) but did not alter fatty acid appearance rate. Approximately two-thirds of the variation (r2 = 0.65) for the increase in fat oxidation was explained by increased NE appearance rate (r2 = 0.51; P < 0.01) and changes in fat-free weight (r2 = 0.14; P < 0.01). We conclude that 1) endurance training shifts in vivo basal substrate utilization toward greater fat oxidation in elderly individuals and 2) enhanced fat oxidation is associated with increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system and alterations in fat-free mass.

Substrate metabolism when subjects are fed carbohydrate during exercise

1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (5) ◽  
pp. E828-E835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey F. Horowitz ◽  
Ricardo Mora-Rodriguez ◽  
Lauri O. Byerley ◽  
Edward F. Coyle
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Insulin ◽  
Fat Oxidation ◽  
Insulin Concentration ◽  
Peak Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise ◽  
Plasma Insulin Concentration ◽  
Carbohydrate Ingestion ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Low Intensity Exercise

This study determined the effect of carbohydrate ingestion during exercise on the lipolytic rate, glucose disappearance from plasma (Rd Glc), and fat oxidation. Six moderately trained men cycled for 2 h on four separate occasions. During two trials, they were fed a high-glycemic carbohydrate meal during exercise at 30 min (0.8 g/kg), 60 min (0.4 g/kg), and 90 min (0.4 g/kg); once during low-intensity exercise [25% peak oxygen consumption (V˙o 2 peak)] and once during moderate-intensity exercise (68%V˙o 2 peak). During two additional trials, the subjects remained fasted (12–14 h) throughout exercise at each intensity. After 55 min of low-intensity exercise in fed subjects, hyperglycemia (30% increase) and a threefold elevation in plasma insulin concentration ( P < 0.05) were associated with a 22% suppression of lipolysis compared with when subjects were fasted (5.2 ± 0.5 vs. 6.7 ± 1.2 μmol ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1, P < 0.05), but fat oxidation was not different from fasted levels at this time. Fat oxidation when subjects were fed carbohydrate was not reduced below fasting levels until 80–90 min of exercise, and lipolysis was in excess of fat oxidation at this time. The reduction in fat oxidation corresponded in time with the increase in Rd Glc. During moderate-intensity exercise, the very small elevation in plasma insulin concentration (∼3 μU/ml; P < 0.05) during the second hour of exercise when subjects were fed vs. when they were fasted slightly attenuated lipolysis ( P < 0.05) but did not increase Rd Glc or suppress fat oxidation. These findings indicate that despite a suppression of lipolysis after carbohydrate ingestion during exercise, the lipolytic rate remained in excess and thus did not limit fat oxidation. Under these conditions, a reduction in fat oxidation was associated in time with an increase in glucose uptake.

Endurance training increases fatty acid turnover, but not fat oxidation, in young men

1999 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 2097-2105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne L. Friedlander ◽  
Gretchen A. Casazza ◽  
Michael A. Horning ◽  
Anton Usaj ◽  
George A. Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Endurance Training ◽  
Exercise Intensity ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Plasma Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Fat Oxidation ◽  
Peak Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Plasma Ffa ◽  
Total Fat

We examined the effects of exercise intensity and a 10-wk cycle ergometer training program [5 days/wk, 1 h, 75% peak oxygen consumption (V˙o 2 peak)] on plasma free fatty acid (FFA) flux, total fat oxidation, and whole body lipolysis in healthy male subjects ( n= 10; age = 25.6 ± 1.0 yr). Two pretraining trials (45 and 65% ofV˙o 2 peak) and two posttraining trials (same absolute workload, 65% of oldV˙o 2 peak; and same relative workload, 65% of newV˙o 2 peak) were performed by using an infusion of [1-13C]palmitate and [1,1,2,3,3-2H]glycerol. An additional nine subjects (age 25.4 ± 0.8 yr) were treated similarly but were infused with [1,1,2,3,3-2H]glycerol and not [1-13C]palmitate. Subjects were studied postabsorptive for 90 min of rest and 1 h of cycling exercise. After training, subjects increasedV˙o 2 peak by 9.4 ± 1.4%. Pretraining, plasma FFA kinetics were inversely related to exercise intensity with rates of appearance (Ra) and disappearance (Rd) being significantly higher at 45 than at 65%V˙o 2 peak(Ra: 8.14 ± 1.28 vs. 6.64 ± 0.46, Rd: 8.03 ± 1.28 vs. 6.42 ± 0.41 mol ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1) ( P ≤ 0.05). After training, when measured at the same absolute and relative intensities, FFA Ra increased to 8.84 ± 1.1, 8.44 ± 1.1 and Rd to 8.82 ± 1.1, 8.35 ± 1.1 mol ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1, respectively ( P ≤ 0.05). Total fat oxidation determined from respiratory exchange ratio was elevated during exercise compared with rest, but did not differ among the four conditions. Glycerol Ra was elevated during exercise compared with rest but did not demonstrate significant intensity or training effects during exercise. Thus, in young men, plasma FFA flux is increased during exercise after endurance training, but total fat oxidation and whole-body lipolysis are unaffected when measured at the same absolute or relative exercise intensities.

A reduced lactate mass explains much of the glycogen sparing associated with training

1996 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 362-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Crowley ◽  
W. T. Willis ◽  
K. S. Matt ◽  
C. M. Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Endurance Training ◽  
Exercise Bout ◽  
Fat Oxidation ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise ◽  
Pentobarbital Sodium ◽  
Long Evans ◽  
Glycogen Sparing

Endurance training is associated with glycogen (Gly) sparing, generally attributed to less carbohydrate (CHO) oxidation. However, untrained individuals commit a greater fraction of CHO to lactate (La), accounting for a portion of the Gly "spared." We examined the effects of training (running 1 h/day at 30 m/min up an 8 degrees grade) on whole body CHO distribution and oxidation. Female Long Evans rats (n = 27) were assigned to control (Untr) and trained (Tr) groups. Two days before the experiment, animals were chronically catheterized. On the day of the experiment, animals ran for 20 min at a speed of 28 m/min and were killed with an overdose of pentobarbital sodium injection while running. Whole carcasses were then promptly freeze-clamped with a liquid N2-cooled press. Whole body carcass powder was assayed for La, Gly, and glucose. Resting whole body values were not different between groups (La = 0.78 +/- 0.06 vs. 0.83 +/- 0.07, Gly = 4.46 +/- 0.62 vs. 3.77 +/- 0.35, glucose = 0.19 +/- 0.07 vs. 0.23 +/- 0.09 mmol/body for Tr and Untr rats, respectively). However, postexercise La was higher in Untr vs. Tr group (2.01 +/- 0.28 vs. 1.13 +/- 0.09 mmol/body), and Gly was lower in the Untr vs. Tr rats (1.58 +/- 0.25 vs. 3.42 +/- 0.43 mmol/body). Similarly, Untr animals displayed higher epinephrine levels than Tr at the end of the exercise bout (4.9 +/- 1.0 vs. 1.7 +/- 0.4 ng/ml). Differences between groups in La and glucose masses (postexercise minus rest data) accounted for 60% of the Gly differences. Gly spared from oxidation and replaced by increased fat oxidation only accounted for 40% of the differences in Gly levels between Tr and Untr animals. We conclude that untrained mammals commit a significant portion of their CHO pool to La, which accounts for almost one-half of the apparent Gly spared during moderate-intensity exercise in the trained state.

scholarly journals Increasing skeletal muscle carnitine content in older individuals increases whole‐body fat oxidation during moderate‐intensity exercise

Aging Cell ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Chee ◽  
Chris E. Shannon ◽  
Aisling Burns ◽  
Anna L. Selby ◽  
Daniel Wilkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Oxidation ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise

Fat and carbohydrate metabolism during exercise in elderly and young subjects

1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (6) ◽  
pp. E983-E989 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sial ◽  
A. R. Coggan ◽  
R. Carroll ◽  
J. Goodwin ◽  
S. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Carbohydrate Metabolism ◽  
Relative Intensity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Absolute Intensity ◽  
Substrate Oxidation ◽  
Carbohydrate Oxidation ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise

We evaluated the effect of aging on fat and carbohydrate metabolism during moderate intensity exercise. Glycerol, free fatty acid (FFA), and glucose rate of appearance (Ra) in plasma and substrate oxidation were determined during 60 min of cycle ergometer exercise in six elderly (73 +/- 2 yr) and six young adults (26 +/- 2 yr) matched by gender and lean body mass. The elderly group was studied during exercise performed at 56 +/- 3% of maximum oxygen uptake, whereas the young adults were studied during exercise performed at the same absolute and at a similar relative intensity as the elderly subjects. Mean fat oxidation during exercise was 25-35% lower in the elderly subjects than in the young adults exercising at either the same absolute or similar relative intensities (P < 0.05). Mean carbohydrate oxidation in the elderly group was 35% higher than the young adults exercising at the same absolute intensity (P < 0.001) but 40% lower than the young adults exercising at the same relative intensity (P < 0.001). Average FFA Ra in the elderly subjects was 85% higher than in the young adults exercising at the same absolute intensity (P < 0.05) but 35% lower than the young adults exercising at a similar relative intensity (P < 0.05). We conclude that fat oxidation is decreased while carbohydrate oxidation is increased during moderate intensity exercise in elderly men and women. The shift in substrate oxidation was caused by age-related changes in skeletal muscle respiratory capacity because lipolytic rates and FFA availability were not rate limiting in the older subjects.

scholarly journals Cardiac output during exercise by the open circuit acetylene washin method: comparison with direct Fick

2000 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 1650-1658 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. D. Johnson ◽  
K. C. Beck ◽  
D. N. Proctor ◽  
J. Miller ◽  
N. M. Dietz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Method Comparison ◽  
Arterial Oxygen Tension ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Peak Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Arterial Oxygen ◽  
Computational Techniques ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise ◽  
End Tidal

An open-circuit (OpCirc) acetylene uptake cardiac output (Q˙t) method was modified for use during exercise. Two computational techniques were used. OpCirc1 was based on the integrated uptake vs. end-tidal change in acetylene, and OpCirc2 was based on an iterative finite difference modeling method. Six subjects [28–44 yr, peak oxygen consumption (V˙o 2) = 120% predicted] performed cycle ergometry exercise to compareQ˙t using OpCirc and direct Fick methods. An incremental protocol was repeated twice, separated by a 10-min rest, and subsequently subjects exercised at 85–90% of their peak work rate. Coefficient of variation of the OpCirc methods and Fick were highest at rest (OpCirc1, 7%, OpCirc2, 12%, Fick, 10%) but were lower at moderate to high exercise intensities (OpCirc1, 3%, OpCirc2, 3%, Fick, 5%). OpCirc1 and OpCirc2 Q˙t correlated highly with Fick Q˙t( R 2 = 0.90 and 0.89, respectively). There were minimal differences between OpCirc1 and OpCirc2 compared with Fick up to moderate-intensity exercise (<70% peakV˙o 2); however, both techniques tended to underestimate Fick at >70% peakV˙o 2. These differences became significant for OpCirc1 only. Part of the differences between Fick and OpCirc methods at the higher exercise intensities are likely related to inhomogeneities in ventilation and perfusion matching ( R 2 = 0.36 for Fick − OpCirc1 vs. alveolar-to-arterial oxygen tension difference). In conclusion, both OpCirc methods provided reproducible, reliable measurements ofQ˙t during mild to moderate exercise. However, only OpCirc2 appeared to approximate FickQ˙t at the higher work intensities.

scholarly journals Effect of Moderate-Intensity Exercise Training on Peak Oxygen Consumption in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

JAMA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 317 (13) ◽  
pp. 1349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Saberi ◽  
Matthew Wheeler ◽  
Jennifer Bragg-Gresham ◽  
Whitney Hornsby ◽  
Prachi P. Agarwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Peak Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN FATTY ACID AVAILABILITY DURING MODERATE INTENSITY EXERCISE

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. S260
Author(s):  
C W. Yeckel ◽  
W J. Durham ◽  
M Sheffield-Moore ◽  
D L. Chinkes ◽  
S E. Wolf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise

Effects of the self-contained breathing apparatus on left-ventricular function at rest and during graded exercise

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan R. Mayne ◽  
Mark J. Haykowsky ◽  
Michael D. Nelson ◽  
Timothy C. Hartley ◽  
Scott J. Butcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Breathing ◽  
Esophageal Pressure ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
The Self ◽  
Peak Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Lv Function ◽  
Moderate Intensity Exercise ◽  
Similar Reduction ◽  
Breathing Apparatus

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) on left-ventricular (LV) function at rest and during mild- to moderate-intensity exercise, using 2-dimensional echocardiography. Twenty-three healthy male volunteers exercised on a stair-climber at work rates equivalent to 50%, 60%, 70%, and 80% of peak oxygen consumption. Esophageal pressure LV diastolic and systolic cavity areas, and myocardial areas were acquired during the final minute of each stage of exercise. As expected, the esophageal pressure response during SCBA breathing revealed significantly lower (more negative) inspiratory pressures and higher (more positive) expiratory pressures and, consequently, higher pressure swings, than free breathing (FB). End-diastolic cavity area (EDCA) and end-systolic cavity area (ESCA) were lower with the SCBA than with FB. LV contractility was higher (p < 0.05) with the SCBA, which can partially be explained by decreases in end-systolic wall stress. Therefore, the SCBA was found to decrease LV preload during moderate-intensity exercise, but did not negatively affect stroke area because of a similar reduction in ESCA.

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