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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Cardiovascular Regulation
  • Sports Science

Background:

  • Parasympathetic function influences athletic performance.
  • Heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate recovery (HRR) are key indicators of autonomic function.
  • Monitoring these indices can provide insights into training adaptations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between running performance and parasympathetic function at rest and post-exercise.
  • To analyze changes in heart rate (HR)-derived metrics during an 8-week training program.
  • To determine the predictive value of cardiovascular autonomic measures for endurance training outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • 14 moderately trained runners participated.
  • Resting and post-exercise HRV, exercise HR, and HRR were measured.
  • Maximal aerobic speed (MAS) and 10 km running performance were assessed pre- and post-intervention.
  • Correlational analyses were performed to link performance changes with autonomic markers.

Main Results:

  • Significant correlations were found between changes in vagal indices and improvements in MAS and 10 km running time.
  • Exercise HR progressively decreased throughout the training period.
  • Responders showed increasing trends in resting vagal indices and post-exercise HRV.
  • HRR initially decreased, with smaller changes later in the program.

Conclusions:

  • Resting, exercise, and post-exercise heart rate measurements are valuable for assessing training impact.
  • These cardiovascular autonomic markers can potentially predict endurance running performance improvements.
  • The study highlights the utility of non-invasive HR-derived indices in monitoring training adaptations.