Authors: Bosquet, Laurent; Gamelin, François-Xavier; Berthoin, Serge

Source: European Journal of Applied Physiology, Volume 100, Number 3, June 2007 , pp. 363-369(7)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to determine if subjects matched for <EquationSource Format="TEX"><![CDATA[$${dot{V}}hbox{O}_{rm 2,max}$$]]></EquationSource> but with differing aerobic endurance displayed similar heart rate variability (HRV) at rest and heart rate recovery (HRR) after maximal exercise. We hypothesized that the higher the aerobic endurance, the higher the HRV and the faster the HRR. Twenty-eight well trained middle- and long-distance runners (24 men and 4 women) performed a maximal continuous graded exercise test for the determination of maximal oxygen consumption <EquationSource Format="TEX"><![CDATA[$$({dot{V}hbox{O}_{2,rm max}}),$$]]></EquationSource> ventilatory threshold (VT), peak treadmill velocity (PTV) and HRR, as well as a test to measure the autonomic regulation of heart rate during supine rest, using HRV analysis. Once both tests were completed, subjects were matched for <EquationSource Format="TEX"><![CDATA[$${dot{V}hbox{O}_{2,rm max}}$$]]></EquationSource> and assigned to the low endurance or the high endurance group, depending on the %PTV at which VT occurred (81.9 ± 2.9 and 88.3 ± 3.1%PTV for both groups, respectively; P < 0.0001). Contrary to our hypotheses, neither HRV nor HRR parameters were different between groups or associated with aerobic endurance. <EquationSource Format="TEX"><![CDATA[$${dot{V}}hbox{O}_{rm 2,max}$$]]></EquationSource> (59.0±7.3 ml min⁻¹ kg⁻¹) was inversely correlated with ln SDNN (r = −0.44, P < 0.05), ln HF (r = −0.52, P < 0.05), ln LF + HF (r = −0.53, P < 0.05). These results suggest that aerobic endurance is not associated with cardiovascular autonomic control, as measured by HRV and HRR.

Keywords: Ventilatory threshold; Heart rate variability; Heart rate recovery

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-007-0438-3

Affiliations: 1: Email: laurent.bosquet@umontreal.ca

Publication date: 2007-06-01

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