TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of "touch rugby" training on the cardiovascular autonomic control in sedentary subjects
AU - Filliau, C.
AU - Younes, M.
AU - Blanchard, A. L.
AU - Piscione, J.
AU - Van De Louw, A.
AU - Seguret, C.
AU - Israel, J.
AU - Cottin, F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/3/17
Y1 - 2015/3/17
N2 - This study aimed to explore the effects of touch-rugby training on the cardiovascular autonomic control in sedentary subjects. 22 adults (30-64 years old) were included in this study. Before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the period of training, cardio-respiratory recordings were achieved at rest and during a graded maximal exercise on a treadmill. The Smoothed-Pseudo-Wigner-Ville Distribution provided instantaneous time frequency components of RR intervals and systolic blood pressure variability in low- and high-frequency bands. The baroreflex sensitivity was assessed in low-frequency and high-frequency bands. Between pre-test and post-test, resting heart rate (74±10 vs. 69±12 beats.min-1, p<0.05) and systolic blood pressure (118±19 vs. 103±22-mm Hg, p<0.01) decreased. Root mean square of successive differences (34.6±30.1 vs. 47.6±34.8-ms, p<0.001), high-frequency RR variability (590±288 vs. 1262±767-ms, p<0.001) increased whereas low-frequency/high-frequency ratio decreased (3.5±3.4 vs. 1.5±0.9, p<0.05). The high-frequency baroreflex sensitivity increased (13.4±10.1 vs. 26.0±20.9-ms.mmHg-1, p<0.05). Playing touch rugby with one session weekly over 3 months modified the cardiovascular autonomic control of sedentary subjects. A decrease in the sympathetic tone combined with both an increase in the vagal tone and a decrease in systolic blood pressure at rest were observed. Therefore, such training appears to be beneficial to cardiac health.
AB - This study aimed to explore the effects of touch-rugby training on the cardiovascular autonomic control in sedentary subjects. 22 adults (30-64 years old) were included in this study. Before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the period of training, cardio-respiratory recordings were achieved at rest and during a graded maximal exercise on a treadmill. The Smoothed-Pseudo-Wigner-Ville Distribution provided instantaneous time frequency components of RR intervals and systolic blood pressure variability in low- and high-frequency bands. The baroreflex sensitivity was assessed in low-frequency and high-frequency bands. Between pre-test and post-test, resting heart rate (74±10 vs. 69±12 beats.min-1, p<0.05) and systolic blood pressure (118±19 vs. 103±22-mm Hg, p<0.01) decreased. Root mean square of successive differences (34.6±30.1 vs. 47.6±34.8-ms, p<0.001), high-frequency RR variability (590±288 vs. 1262±767-ms, p<0.001) increased whereas low-frequency/high-frequency ratio decreased (3.5±3.4 vs. 1.5±0.9, p<0.05). The high-frequency baroreflex sensitivity increased (13.4±10.1 vs. 26.0±20.9-ms.mmHg-1, p<0.05). Playing touch rugby with one session weekly over 3 months modified the cardiovascular autonomic control of sedentary subjects. A decrease in the sympathetic tone combined with both an increase in the vagal tone and a decrease in systolic blood pressure at rest were observed. Therefore, such training appears to be beneficial to cardiac health.
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0034-1398648
DO - 10.1055/s-0034-1398648
M3 - Article
C2 - 25781871
AN - SCOPUS:84931568512
SN - 0172-4622
VL - 36
SP - 567
EP - 572
JO - International Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - International Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 7
ER -