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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Cardiovascular Regulation
  • Space Medicine

Background:

  • Aerobic exercise prescription often relies on specific heart rate (HR) targets.
  • Maintaining a constant HR during exercise above the gas exchange threshold (GET) typically necessitates a decrease in work rate (WR).
  • Simulated microgravity via bed rest (BR) is known to induce deconditioning and reduce exercise capacity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that a greater decrease in WR is required to maintain a constant HR after simulated microgravity (10-day horizontal bed rest).
  • To assess the impact of bed rest on exercise intensity domains and HR kinetics.
  • To identify potential biomarkers for exercise intolerance after inactivity.

Main Methods:

  • Ten healthy males underwent testing before (PRE) and after (POST) a 10-day horizontal bed rest.
  • Participants performed incremental exercise, 15-min HR-clamped exercise (WR adjusted to maintain a fixed HR at 120% of PRE-determined GET), and moderate-intensity constant WR exercise.
  • Measurements included breath-by-breath oxygen uptake (V̇o2) and HR.

Main Results:

  • Peak V̇o2 and GET decreased by approximately 10% after bed rest.
  • The decrease in WR required to maintain a constant HR during the HR-clamped test was significantly greater POST-BR (-39% ± 10%) compared to PRE-BR (-29% ± 14%).
  • In several subjects, the decreased WR shifted exercise intensity from heavy to moderate domain post-BR; WR decrease correlated with V̇o2peak reduction.

Conclusions:

  • Exercise at a fixed HR does not correspond to a stable WR or exercise intensity domain, particularly after bed rest.
  • The increased WR decrease needed to maintain a constant HR after bed rest is a significant indicator of reduced exercise capacity.
  • This work rate decrease during fixed HR exercise can serve as a practical biomarker for exercise intolerance in conditions like microgravity or in clinical populations.