Why the study?
Does a single bout of mild exercise improve autonomic nervous system activity in healthy young men?
Population
18 healthy males, aged between 20 and 24 years, who had not been training regularly for the last 3 months…
Comparison
A single bout of treadmill exercise training for… vs Baseline (pre-exercise) measurements.
Design
Other
Follow-up
60 minutes post-exercise
Authors
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Acute mild exercise may enhance baroreflex sensitivity in young men; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation before clinical consideration.
Does a single bout of mild exercise improve autonomic nervous system activity in healthy young men?
A single session of mild exercise in sedentary young men significantly improves autonomic nervous system function, suggesting even mild physical activity is beneficial for neural cardiac regulation.
Raczak et al. (2005) studied this question.
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