Table 2 Effects of continuous and intermittent exercise on heart rate and blood pressure (n = 20).

From: Acute effects of low-volume intermittent versus higher-volume continuous exercise on arterial stiffness in healthy young men

 

BL

0 min

40 min

Heart rate, (beats/min)

CON

61 ± 2

57 ± 1

60 ± 2

CE

64 ± 2

111 ± 1*†

63 ± 3

ILL

61 ± 2

108 ± 1*†

58 ± 1

ILS

59 ± 2

108 ± 1*†

64 ± 5

ISS

61 ± 2

108 ± 1*†

59 ± 1

SBP (mmHg)

CON

122 ± 2

121 ± 2

121 ± 2

CE

123 ± 1

128 ± 2*†

122 ± 2

ILL

124 ± 2

123 ± 3

124 ± 2

ILS

121 ± 2

125 ± 2

123 ± 2

ISS

124 ± 2

124 ± 4

121 ± 2

DBP (mmHg)

CON

73 ± 1

74 ± 1

72 ± 2

CE

75 ± 2

73 ± 1

73 ± 2

ILL

73 ± 2

73 ± 1

77 ± 2

ILS

74 ± 2

72 ± 1

74 ± 1

ISS

74 ± 2

71 ± 1

74 ± 1

  1. Values are mean ± SE.
  2. BL baseline, CON control, CE continuous exercise trial, ILL intermittent exercise of long bouts with long interval, ILS intermittent exercise of long bouts with short interval, ISS intermittent exercise of short bouts with short interval, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure.
  3. *P < 0.01 vs. BL; † P < 0.05 vs. CON.
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