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Time-span of heart rate recovery and its relationship to body composition in various ages: upper body versus lower body exercise

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of study was to determine the relationship between time-span of heart rate recovery (HRR) and selected body composition factors following two types of exercise among male with different ages.

Methods

Thirty-six healthy male were assigned to three groups: children, adult, and elderly and performed a continuous incremental exercise on arm and cycle ergometers. HRR was calculated as the difference between peak HR during the test and HR in 1 min and HR in 2 min after exercise protocols. A body composition analysis system provides a display of averaged data for selected body composition factors including body fat percentage, body mass index, and waist-to-hip ratio.

Results

The present data showed that HRR was faster in children than adult following exercise protocols and also HRR was higher in arm cranking compared to cycling protocol. In addition, HRR is negatively related to selected body composition factors among male in all ages.

Conclusions

The different exercise protocols for upper and lower body (arm cranking and cycling), had no effect on this negative correlation. Finally, the finding of current study suggests that higher body composition factors (BMI, BF %, and WHR) may contribute to poorer parasympathetic function in adult and elderly than children.

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The authors would like to express their gratitude to the subjects and volunteers for making this study possible. This manuscript represents original work that is not being considered for publication, in whole or in part, in another journal, book, conference proceedings, or government publication with a substantial circulation. All previously published work cited in the manuscript has been fully acknowledged. All the authors have contributed substantially to the manuscript and approved the final submission.

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  1. Department of Sport Physiology, College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Pasdaran Street, P. O. Box 416, 47415, Babolsar, Iran

    Mehdi Ahmadian & Valiollah Dabidi Roshan

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Ahmadian, M., Roshan, V.D. Time-span of heart rate recovery and its relationship to body composition in various ages: upper body versus lower body exercise. Sport Sci Health 11, 351–356 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-015-0247-8

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