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The effects of exercise duration on dynamics of respiratory gas exchange, ventilation, and heart rate
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The effects of exercise duration on dynamics of respiratory gas exchange, ventilation, and heart rate

Colin Solomon and N A S Taylor
European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, Vol.69(5), pp.421-428
1994
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00865406
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Human Movement and Sports Science oxygen consumption carbon dioxide elimination ventilation cardiac frequency exercise dynamics
This study investigated the effect of exercise duration on the response dynamics of oxygen consumptionVO2, carbon dioxide outputVCO2, ventilation VE), and cardiac frequency (f c) following stepped changes in exercise intensity, by manipulating the duration of the pretransition exercise period. A group of 11 healthy men performed a stepped exercise intensity cycling protocol on three separate occasions, each consisting of a stepped increase from 55% to 65% peak oxygen consumptionVO2,peak of 6-min duration, followed by a stepped decrease to 55%VO2,peak of 10-min duration. This stepped protocol was preceded by either 5, 15, or 60 min of cycling at 55%VO2,peak. The response times for each variable were calculated at 10% increments between the prestep baselines and poststep plateaux. Following the stepped increase, the response times forVO2 at the 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, and 90% relative increments were significantly reduced in the 60-min condition compared to the 15-min condition (P less than 0.05); however, the response times forVCO2 andf c were not significantly altered across the three conditions. No significant differences were found in the response times forVO2,VCO2 andf c, across the three conditions following the stepped decrease in exercise intensity. It was concluded that the faster response time of aerobic metabolism to a stepped increase in exercise intensity was mediated by increases in active muscle temperature, leading to improved oxygen utilisation.

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