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Aerobic fitness influences rest and heart rate recovery on young men regardless of body mass index

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Abstract

Background

Obesity and aerobic fitness influence resting (HRrest) and heart rate recovery (HRR), and the evaluation of these parameters show a relevant clinical application.

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of body mass index (BMI) and aerobic fitness on HRR after maximal exercise in healthy young men.

Methods

Twenty nine untrained men (21.37 ± 2.11 years) were divided according to BMI (normal weight ≤24.9, overweight ≥25 and obese ≥30 kg m−2) and subsequently divided into higher aerobic fitness (125.00 ± 21.71 W) and lower aerobic fitness (72.69 ± 24.38 W), based on the median (105 W) aerobic fitness assessed through the workload at the heart rate variability threshold (HRVT).

Results

There were no differences (p > 0.05) for HRrest, aerobic fitness or HRR between the three BMI groups. Blood glucose and lipid profile were similar among groups, regardless of BMI and aerobic fitness. However, the young men with higher aerobic fitness showed lower HRrest (70.48 ± 6.54 vs 81.54 ± 6.46 bpm), HRR1 (163.1 ± 9.2 vs 170.1 ± 7.6 bpm), HRR2 (147.2 ± 7.4 vs 154.6 ± 8.1 bpm) and HRR3 (139.2 ± 6.9 vs 145.8 ± 8.0 bpm), compared to their pairs with lower aerobic fitness. Additionally, HRrest and the HRVT workload were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with HRR2 (r 0.49 and −0.49), HRR3 (r 0.60 and −0.53), HRR4 (r 0.53 and −0.47) and HRR5 (r 0.48 and −0.47).

Conclusions

Aerobic fitness influenced HRrest and HRR in untrained young men, regardless of BMI.

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Abbreviations

HR:

Heart rate

HRrest :

Heart rate at rest

HRR:

Heart rate recovery

HRV:

Heart rate variability

HRVT:

Heart rate variability threshold

BMI:

Body mass index

RPM:

Revolutions per minute

RPE:

Rate of perceived exertion

VE:

Ventilation

VO2 :

Oxygen consumption

VCO2 :

Carbon dioxide production

%BF:

Body fat percentage

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Mato Grosso (FAPEMAT—process 151411/2014), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq—process 443361/2014-2) and the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Mato Grosso (FAPEMAT/CAPES) for granting the scholarships in graduated and MSc.

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  1. Physical Education Department, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT, 78060-900, Brazil

    Jaqueline Alves de Araújo, Marilene Gonçalves Queiroz, Fabiula Isoton Novelli, Gabriel Kolesny Tricot, André Rodrigues Lourenço Dias, Gisela Arsa & Lucieli Teresa Cambri

  2. Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Laila Cândida de Jesus Lima de Sousa

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de Araújo, J.A., Queiroz, M.G., Novelli, F.I. et al. Aerobic fitness influences rest and heart rate recovery on young men regardless of body mass index. Sport Sci Health 13, 217–223 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-017-0359-4

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