Xueer Lu, Richie Philip Goulding, Toby Mundel, Zachary J Schlader, James D Cotter, Shunsaku Koga, Naoto Fujii, I-Lin Wang, Ziyang Liu, Hao-Yu Li, Hui Wang, Huixin Zheng, Narihiko Kondo, Chin-Yi Gu, Tze-Huan Lei, Faming Wang
Post-exercise reduction in blood pressure, termed post-exercise hypotension (PEH), is relevant for both acute and chronic health reasons and potentially for peripheral cardiovascular adaptations. We investigated the interactive effects of exercise intensity and recovery postures (seated, supine, and standing) on PEH. Thirteen normotensive men underwent a VO2max test on a cycle ergometer and 5 exhaustive constant load trials to determine critical power (CP) and the gas exchange threshold (GET). Subsequently, work-matched exercise trials were performed at two discrete exercise intensities (10% > CP and 10% < GET), with one hour of recovery in each of three postures...
April 22, 2024: American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology