Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2015
Acute effects of moderate-intensity continuous and accumulated exercise on arterial stiffness in healthy young men.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A systematic review on the effect of acute aerobic exercise on arterial stiffness reveals a differential response in the upper and lower arterial segments.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2017Pooled it
- Acute arterial stiffness responses to stable vs. unstable squats: impacts of duration and intermittency.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Acute arterial stiffness responses to on-ball kneeling and sitting: Effects of exercise fragmentation and exercise order.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Trial
- Multiple short bouts of exercise are better than a single continuous bout for cardiometabolic health: a randomised crossover trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Trial
- Longer rest intervals do not attenuate the superior effects of accumulated exercise on arterial stiffness.European journal of applied physiology · 2015Trial
- Acute and chronic effects of cumulative vs. continuous physical activity on cardiovascular metabolic risk biomarkers in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Effects of acute low intensity aerobics and blueberry juice on arterial stiffness in young adults.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Effects of Exercise on Arterial Stiffness: Mechanistic Insights into Peripheral, Central, and Systemic Vascular Health in Young Men.Metabolites · 2025Review
- Acute effects of resistance-type and cycling-type high-intensity interval training on arterial stiffness, cardiac autonomic modulation and cardiac biomarkers.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effects of accumulated exercise on the stiffness and hemodynamics of the common carotid artery.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Acute arterial stiffness responses to on-ball balance exercises in young and middle-aged adults: Role of posture and cumulative effects.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Effects of acute aerobic exercise on arterial stiffness in transgender men.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Acute Effects of the Interval and Duration of Intermittent Exercise on Arterial Stiffness in Young Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The effects of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training on visceral fat and carotid hemodynamics parameters in obese adults.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2022Article
- Acute effects of low-volume intermittent versus higher-volume continuous exercise on arterial stiffness in healthy young men.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Acute effects of one-leg standing on arterial stiffness in older women: Role of the vision condition and standing dose.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Effect of repeated bouts versus a single bout of moderate-intensity exercise on postexercise inhibitory control.Physiological reports · 2020Article
- Effect of acute aerobic exercise on arterial stiffness and thyroid-stimulating hormone in subclinical hypothyroidism.Heart and vessels · 2019Article
- Acute Effect of High-Intensity Interval Cycling on Carotid Arterial Stiffness and Hemodynamics.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- Carotid Arterial Stiffness and Hemodynamic Responses to Acute Cycling Intervention at Different Times during 12-Week Supervised Exercise Training Period.BioMed research international · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine and compare the effects of acute moderate-intensity continuous and accumulated exercise with different intervals on arterial stiffness in humans.
methodsHealthy young men (n = 16) participated in four trials in a randomized crossover design: complete rest control (CON), continuous exercise (CE, 30-min cycling), accumulated exercise with 20 min of interval (AE20, 2 × 15-min cycling) and accumulated exercise with 60 min of interval (AE60, 2 × 15-min cycling). Exercise was performed at intensity of 50 % heart rate reserve. Measurements of cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), an indicator of systemic arterial stiffness in humans, were performed at baseline (BL), immediately (0 min) and 60 min after exercise in exercise trials, and at corresponding time points in CON trial.
resultsCAVI remained unaltered throughout the procedure in CON trial (6.8 ± 0.1, 6.9 ± 0.1, 6.9 ± 0.2 at BL, 0 and 60 min, respectively). Similar CAVI reductions were observed in CE, AE20 and AE60 trials at 0 min compared to CON trial (P < 0.001 for CE, AE20 and AE60 vs. CON, respectively). Though CAVI in CE and AE60 trial returned to baseline at 60 min, the CAVI reduction at 60 min persisted in AE20 trial (P < 0.05 for AE20 vs. CON)
conclusionCompared to continuous exercise, accumulated exercise with appropriate short interval results in superior effects on systemic arterial stiffness in healthy young men, with arterial stiffness reduction for longer duration. When the interval is long, the acute superior effects of accumulated exercise on arterial stiffness disappeared.
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