In children and young athletes, the functional state and adaptive capacity of regulatory systems depend more on individual regulation type than on age.
Supports prioritizing regulation type over age for young athlete assessment; leaves open validation in prospective trials and broader populations.
This article is based on the heart rate variability data obtained during a 15-year study of schoolchildren and athletes from 7 to 18 years old. The typological characteristics of the functional state and the adaptive capacity of regulatory systems were determined. It is shown that the functional state, reactivity, and adaptive capacity of regulatory systems depend primarily on the regulation type rather than on age. It is established that different mechanisms of heart rate control are switched in children and athletes with different regulation types during the performance of the same test and physical loads.
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