Key result
A 20-week moderate- to high-intensity endurance training program resulted in a small but significant decrease in resting heart rate of 2.6 bpm.
Why the study?
Does a 20-week endurance training program reduce resting heart rate?
Does a 20-week endurance training program reduce resting heart rate?
Mean Difference: -2.6
p-value: p=< 0.05
A 20-week endurance training program produces only a minimal decrease in resting heart rate despite significant improvements in VO2max.
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Minimal HRrest reductions after endurance training warrant caution in inferring autonomic changes; leaves open mechanisms across populations.
Wilmore et al. (1996) studied this question. Endurance training program was evaluated on resting heart rate (HRrest) (decrease of 2.6 bpm, p=< 0.05). A 20-week moderate- to high-intensity endurance training program resulted in a small but significant decrease in resting heart rate of 2.6 bpm.
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