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Int J Sports Med 2018; 39(13): 962-966
DOI: 10.1055/a-0664-8823
Physiology & Biochemistry
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Moderate-intensity Arm-cranking Exercise may not Improve Arterial Function in Healthy Adult Men

Hajime Miura
1   Laboratory for Applied Physiology, Institutes of Socio-Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
,
Miduki Ishikawa
2   Institutes of Socio-Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
,
Kenichi Deguchi
3   Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokushima Prefecture Naruto Hospital, Naruto, Japan
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accepted 22 July 2018

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18 September 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Endurance exercises, such as cycling or running, are useful for improving arterial function. However, people suffering from partial paralysis or arthritis are unable to perform these kinds of lower-limb exercises. In the present study, we explored the acute effect of upper-arm exercise on arterial stiffness in healthy men. Fourteen healthy adult men performed two experimental trials. The order of experiments was randomized between a 30-min arm-cranking exercise at 50% V̇O2max (A-trial) and a 30-min leg-cycling exercise at 50% V̇O2max (C-trial). The brachial to ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), brachial systolic/diastolic blood pressure and heart rate were obtained with subjects in the supine position. The baseline hemodynamic values were not markedly different between the two trials. Compared with the baseline value, the baPWV was significantly reduced at 30 and 60 min after the C-trial. In the A-trial, however, there were no significant changes in the baPWV throughout the trial. These results indicate that acute 50% V̇O2max arm-cranking exercise induced relatively little change in the baPWV, which was the opposite of the finding observed with leg-cycling exercise. Therefore, in order to improve arterial function via aerobic upper-arm exercises, the exercise mode/intensity or other approaches should be considered.

Key words

upper-arm exercise - cycling - arterial stiffness - pulse wave velocity
 

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