ArticleHeliyon2020
Negative effects of blood flow restriction on perceptual responses to walking in healthy young adults: A pilot study.
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- Walking with blood flow restriction on lower limb muscles post-ACL reconstruction: A within-subject trial.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Effect of High-Intensity Interval Exercise versus Continuous Low-Intensity Aerobic Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction on Psychophysiological Responses: A Randomized Crossover Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Comparative Perceptual, Affective, and Cardiovascular Responses between Resistance Exercise with and without Blood Flow Restriction in Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Jumping in simulated lunar gravity with blood flow restriction as a potential exercise countermeasure: The acute physiological effects.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- The Short-Term Effects of an Exercise Protocol Incorporating Blood Flow Restriction and Body Cooling in Healthy Young Adults.Methods and protocols · 2025Article
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- Acute effects of blood flow restriction training at various arterial occlusion pressures on muscle activation, blood lactate responses, and RPE in healthy adult males.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The Discrepancy Between External and Internal Load/Intensity during Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: Understanding Blood Flow Restriction Pressure as Modulating Factor.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- Dual-task improvement of older adults after treadmill walking combined with blood flow restriction of low occlusion pressure: the effect on the heart-brain axis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Comparison of enjoyment and energy expenditure of exergame with and without blood flow restriction in men and women.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Sports Medicine and Movement Sciences.Heliyon · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBlood flow restriction (BFR) exercise is recognized as a beneficial strategy in increasing skeletal muscle mass and strength. These positive effects can also be obtained by a mild exercise mode such as walking. However, BFR exacerbates some perceptual responses, such as perceived exertion response, induced by exercise. Despite this knowledge, the negative effects of BFR exercise on major perceptual parameters related to exercise adherence remain unknown. Furthermore, compared with other exercise modes (e.g., resistance exercise), little is known regarding the effects of BFR on perceptual responses to walking. To clarify these issues, we examined the effects of BFR walking on perceptual parameters, including exercise adherence-related parameters.
methodsEighteen healthy, young males performed both BFR and non-BFR (NBFR) walking on a treadmill in a crossover design. Exercise was performed as five sets of 2-min walking with 1-min rest intervals. BFR walking was performed with 200 mmHg pressure cuffs placed around the proximal region of the thighs. NBFR walking was performed without pressure cuffs.
resultsRatings of perceived exertion and leg discomfort were significantly higher during BFR walking than during NBFR walking. Affect and task motivation were significantly lower during BFR walking than during NBFR walking; by contrast, perceived pain was significantly higher during BFR walking than during NBFR walking. Enjoyment immediately after walking was significantly lower with BFR than with NBFR.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that BFR walking induces greater responses of perceptual parameters, including exercise adherence-related parameters, than does NBFR walking. Therefore, BFR walking may decrease adherence to this exercise. To further popularize BFR exercise, further studies are needed to develop effective strategies to minimize the BFR-induced negative effects on perceptual responses.
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