Effects of Zumba® and different walking workouts on female cortisol and DHEA-S production
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https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v8i4.190Keywords:
steroid hormones, cortisol to DHEA-S ratio, exercise intensity, heart rate, salivary sampling, trainedAbstract
Purpose: Aims of our study were to characterize both heart rate and hormonal responses elicited by three different fitness disciplines: outdoor walking training, Zumba®, and walking training on magnetic treadmill. Methods: Fifteen healthy trained women (42 ± 7 yr) performed three different workouts conducted by the same instructor. Salivary samples were collected before and after each workout, at 11 p.m. and at 7 a.m. of the following day, while a beat-to-beat heart rate recording was executed during each workout. Saliva was also collected during a non-training day. Cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) were measured in salivary samples. Results: Workouts have been shown able to affect physiological trend of LogCortisol according to intensity: as highest was workout intensity as highest was LogCortisol at 11 p.m. The same has been shown for LogDHEA-S except for outdoor walking training that has not been able to affect salivary LogDHEA-S. Time elapsed at both 60-69% maximal heart rate (HRmax; r=0.301, p=0.05) and 80-89% HRmax (r=-0.328, p=0.003) have been shown correlated with LogCortisol to LogDHEA-S ratio. Conclusions: The knowledge of acute and delayed hormonal effects of fitness disciplines is very important to optimize health promotion and maintenance of midlife trained women, near to menopausal transition.Downloads
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2016-07-26
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Di Blasio, A., Di Santo, S., Lomonaco, N., Giuliani, C., Bucci, I., & Napolitano, G. (2016). Effects of Zumba® and different walking workouts on female cortisol and DHEA-S production. The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 8(4), 14–24. https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v8i4.190
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