Cerebrovascular response to an acute bout of low-volume high-intensity interval exercise and recovery in young healthy adults
Alicen A. Whitaker, Stacey E. Aaron, Carolyn S. Kaufman, Brady K. Kurtz, Stephen X. Bai, Eric D. Vidoni, Robert N. Montgomery, Sandra A. Billinger
Abstract
We are the first, to our knowledge, to characterize the cerebrovascular and hemodynamic response to low-volume high-intensity interval exercise (HIIT, 1-min intervals) in young healthy adults. Middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv) decreased during the HIIT bout and rebounded during active recovery. Women demonstrated a significantly higher resting MCAv than men and the difference remained during HIIT. Here, we report a novel protocol and characterized the MCAv response during an acute bout of low-volume HIIT.
Topics & Concepts
High-intensity interval trainingMedicineCardiologyHaemodynamic responseInterval trainingHemodynamicsInternal medicineIntensity (physics)Blood pressureHeart ratePhysicsQuantum mechanicsHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlCardiovascular and exercise physiologyCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention