Key result
Endurance- and resistance-trained men exhibited significantly lower heart rate responses to acute psychosocial stress compared to untrained men.
Why the study?
Does long-term endurance or resistance training reduce cardiovascular and cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress in healthy men?
Population
34 healthy men, native German speakers. Exclusions: medication intake, medical illnesses, psychological…
Comparison
Long-term endurance training or resistance… vs Untrained men
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Cross-sectional association does not establish causality; leaves open whether training reduces cardiovascular stress reactivity.
Cross-Sectional (n=34)
No
Does long-term endurance or resistance training reduce cardiovascular and cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress in healthy men?
p-value: p=0.017
Long-term endurance and resistance training are both associated with reduced cardiovascular reactivity to psychosocial stress, suggesting similar stress-buffering cardiovascular benefits from both exercise modalities.
Gröpel et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy men (n=34). Long-term endurance or resistance training vs. Untrained (no regular exercise) was evaluated on Heart rate increase (AUC I) in response to psychosocial stress (Trier Social Stress Test) (p=0.017). Endurance- and resistance-trained men exhibited significantly lower heart rate responses to acute psychosocial stress compared to untrained men.
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