Work

A Systematic Review on Heart-Rate Recovery to Monitor Changes in Training Status in Athletes

Year: 2012

Type: review

Abstract: Heart-rate recovery (HRR) has been proposed as a marker of autonomic function and training status in athletes. The authors performed a systematic review of studies that examined HRR after training. Five cross-sectional studies and 8 studies investigating changes over time (longitudinal) met our criteria. Three out of 5 cross-sectional studies observed a faster HRR in trained compared with untrained subjects, while 2 articles showed no change as a result of training. Most longitudinal studies observed a corresponding increase in HRR and power output (training status). Although confounding factors such as age, ambient temperature, and the intensity and duration of the exercise period preceding HRR make it difficult to compare these studies, the available studies indicated that HRR was related to training status. Therefore, the authors conclude that HRR has the potential to become a valuable tool to monitor changes in training status in athletes and less well-trained subjects, but more studies and better standardization are required to match this potential.

Source: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.7.3.251

Authors: Hein A.M. Daanen, Robert P. Lamberts, Victor L. Kallen, Anmin Jin, Nico L.U. Van Meeteren

Institutions: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa

Language: English

Topic: Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2114975892