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- Title
Comparative Effects of Arm Swing and Leg Cycling Exercise on Exercise Capacity and Cardiac Autonomic Activity of Sedentary Young Adults.
- Authors
Prasertsri, Piyapong; Boonla, Orachorn; Phoemsapthawee, Jatuporn; Leelayuwat, Naruemon
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of arm swing and leg cycling exercise training on exercise capacity and cardiac autonomic activity in sedentary young adults. This study was a randomized pretest-posttest design. Sixty healthy sedentary young adults (age 21.22 ± 2.84 yrs, body mass index 20.26 ± 2.22 kg·m-2) were randomized into three groups: control group (CT, n = 20), leg cycling exercise group (LCE, n = 20) and arm swing exercise group (ASE, n = 20). Subjects in the LCE and ASE groups engaged in exercise training for 30 min·d-1, 3 d·wk-1 for 8 wks. Before and after the intervention, the following variables were measured in all groups: exercise capacity, peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak), heart rate variability (HRV), HR reserve and HR recovery. There were significant increases in exercise capacity and VO2 peak in both the LCE and ASE groups when compared with the CT group (P<0.05). No significant differences in either exercise capacity or VO2 peak were observed between the LCE and ASE groups. HRV, HR reserve and HR recovery were not significantly different among groups after the intervention. This study showed that arm swing exercise training for 30 min·d-1, 3 d·wk-1 for 8 wks improved exercise capacity to an extent comparable with that of leg cycling exercise training. It is likely that the result was due to improved VO2 peak.
- Publication
Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 2017, Vol 20, Issue 3, p53
- ISSN
1097-9751
- Publication type
Academic Journal