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Andrey Alves Porto1,2, Luana Almeida Gonzaga1,2, Cicero Jonas R Benjamim2,3
1Departamento de Fisioterapia - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, UNESP, Presidente Prudente, SP - Brasil.
Background:
It has been suggested that the consumption of energy drinks (ED) may affect cardiovascular activity.
Objectives:
to investigate the acute effects of ED intake on heart rate variability (HRV) and cardiovascular recovery after moderate aerobic exercise in males with different cardiorespiratory capacities.
Methods:
This is a randomized, double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled study. Twenty-eight young adults were split into two groups according to their peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) values: (1) High VO2 peak (HO) - VO2 peak > 52.15 mL/kg/min, and (2) low VO2 peak (LO) - peak VO2 <52.15 mL/kg/min. Subjects of both groups underwent two exercise protocols in randomized order: moderate aerobic exercise (60% of VO2peak) following the intake of 250 mL of water (placebo protocol) or 250 mL of ED (ED protocol). During the exercise tests, values of cardiorespiratory and HRV parameters were recorded.
Results:
Significant differences were observed for the LF (normalized units) index between rest and Rec1 in HO energy and LO groups during the ED protocol. For the LF/HF ratio, significant differences were seen between rest and Rec1 in HO and LO during ED protocols.
Conclusion:
Acute ED intake delayed heart rate recovery after exercise in subjects with low and high cardiorespiratory fitness.
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