Heart rate variability in middle-aged sprint and endurance athletes

• Published in: Physiology & behavior Vol. 205; pp. 39 - 43
• Main Authors: Deus, Lysleine Alves, Sousa, Caio Victor, Rosa, Thiago Santos, Filho, José Morais Souto, Santos, Patrick Anderson, Barbosa, Lucas Duarte, Silva Aguiar, Samuel, Souza, Luiz Humberto Rodrigues, Simões, Herbert Gustavo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aging; Aging - physiology; Athletes; Athletics; Cardiovascular; Case-Control Studies; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; Master athletes; Middle Aged; Parasympathetic; Physical Endurance - physiology; Running; Sympathetic; Young Adult; Parasympathetic; Athletics; Cardiovascular; Running; Aging; Master athletes; Sympathetic

Aging is associated with decreased autonomic balance which could be assessed by Heart Rate Variability (HRV). Exercise training improves autonomic balance, but there is a lack in the literature regarding the heart rate variability (HRV) of master sprinters and endurance athletes. The effects of life...