Key result
Prolonged arduous exercise (a 61-day Antarctic traverse) in healthy women led to a significant latent increase in relative parasympathetic dominance and RR interval irregularity at 15 days post-exercise.
Why the study?
Does prolonged arduous exercise alter heart rate variability in healthy women?
Observational
Does prolonged arduous exercise alter heart rate variability in healthy women?
Prolonged extreme endurance exercise in healthy women leads to a latent increase in parasympathetic dominance and heart rate variability up to 15 days post-exercise.
Hypothesis-generating for latent autonomic recovery after extreme endurance exercise in women; should not yet change practice or guidelines.
The relationship between autonomic function and recovery following prolonged arduous exercise in women has not been examined. We undertook an exploratory study that aimed to examine the temporal change in linear and nonlinear measures of heart rate variability (HRV) following prolonged arduous exercise in the form of first all-female (mean age 32.7 ± 3.1 years) team to attempt an unassisted Antarctic traverse. HRV analysis was performed before and 1, 4, and 15 days postexpedition. The traverse was completed in 61 days. There was a significant paired reduction in heart rate, LnLF, LF:HF, DFAα1 between baseline and 15 days postexercise in the same environment. Conversely, RMSSD, LnHF and HFnu, SD1:SD2, and SampEn significantly increased. DFAα2 levels significantly fell from baseline to Day 1 postexercise. In conclusion, we observed a significant latent increase in relative parasympathetic dominance and RR interval irregularity at 15 days post prolonged arduous exercise, versus pre-exercise baseline, in a group of very fit and healthy adult women.
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Gifford et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Healthy women. Prolonged arduous exercise (unassisted Antarctic traverse) vs. Pre-exercise baseline was evaluated on Temporal change in linear and nonlinear measures of heart rate variability (HRV). Prolonged arduous exercise (a 61-day Antarctic traverse) in healthy women led to a significant latent increase in relative parasympathetic dominance and RR interval irregularity at 15 days post-exercise.
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