What is the exercise pressor response to indoor rock climbing?
Indoor rock climbing induces a significant cardiovascular stress response, with blood pressures exceeding those typically seen in upper-limb resistance exercise.
This case study provides original data on the exercise pressor response to indoor rock climbing and associated training exercises through the use of an indwelling femoral arterial catheter. Our subjects exhibited systolic/diastolic blood pressures that exceeded values often reported during upper-limb resistance exercise. Our data extend the understanding of the cardiovascular stress associated with indoor rock climbing.
Callender et al. (Thu,) studied this question.