Autonomic nervous system: its response and adaptation to exercises

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.46.024

Abstract

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The cardiovascular system meets the demand of different tissues and organs in the motor process. One-time exercise and long-time exercise will cause different responses and changes of the cardiac autonomic nervous system. Information about changes of the human body can be extracted via indicators of heart rate variability, which will be used for formulation of exercise effect and individualized program. It will be an important field in the future.
OBJECTIVE: To study the conventional indicators of heart rate variability used in exercise in combination with the latest research trends, and to provide theoretical support for studying the response and adaptation of cardiac autonomic nervous system to exercises.
METHODS: A computer-based search of Google Scholar and PubMed database was performed for relevant articles published from January 1997 to March 2015 using the keywords of “autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, HRV, exercise intervention, exercise training” in English.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Totally 405 articles were retrieved, and finally 79 articles were included in result analysis. We can assess aerobic capacity and make individual intervention program through observing the changes of cardiac autonomic nervous system during a one-time exercise. Response and adaptation of the cardiac autonomic nervous system to exercise depend on exercise intensity and duration, but there is a great inter-individual difference. The long-term inhibition and excitement of the sympathetic nerve and vagus nerve may indicate overtraining.
中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：组织构建；骨细胞；软骨细胞；细胞培养；成纤维细胞；血管内皮细胞；骨质疏松；组织工程

Key words: Tissue Engineering, Cardiovascular System, Autonomic Nervous System, Physical Endurance, Exercise, Physical Education and Training

Shao Lian-jie. Autonomic nervous system: its response and adaptation to exercises[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2015, 19(46): 7509-7516.

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