Adverse Cardiovascular Response to Aerobic Exercise Training: Is This a Concern?

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 48; no. 1; p. 20
• Main Authors: Leifer, Eric S, Mikus, Catherine R, Karavirta, Laura, Resnick, Benjamin D, Kraus, William E, Häkkinen, Keijo, Earnest, Conrad P, Fleg, Jerome L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biomarkers - blood; Blood Pressure; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Exercise - physiology; Female; Humans; Insulin - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Education and Training; Physical Fitness - physiology; Triglycerides - blood

Aerobic exercise training in sedentary individuals improves physical fitness and various cardiovascular (CV) biomarkers. Nevertheless, there has been controversy as to whether exercise training may adversely affect some biomarkers in a small segment of the population. The purpose of this study was t...