Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Fluid Regulation during Walking Exercise.
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: < 0.05). Urinary excretion of aldosterone was five times higher in the luteal than in the follicular phase before and after walking exercise. Heart rates during walking, after rest, and after recovery were all significantly higher in the luteal than in the follicular phase (p < 0.05). The participants' ratings of perceived exertion during the first and third session of walking in the luteal phase was not higher than that at the follicular phase. The results of our study suggested that increased activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle might be further activated during exercise. This may increase the circulatory load, which is reflected as increased heart rate. These results suggested that premenopausal women may better take into account a possibility of an increased circulatory load in the luteal phase even when they perform light exercise.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Yuka Nose, Kana Fujita, Takuma Wada, Kazuki Nishimura, Masayuki Hakoda
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3041809716