Impact of resistance and endurance exercise training on femoral artery function: sex differences in humans.

ABSTRACT: Exercise has direct and indirect anti-atherogenic impacts on arterial function and health in humans. Few studies have directly compared the impacts of different commonly adopted exercise approaches on femoral artery function. We hypothesized that, owing to its direct impact via sustained increases in shear stress, endurance (END) training would have larger impacts on arterial diameter and function than resistance (RES) training. Thirty-nine young, healthy participants (age 26.9 ± 6.2 years, 22♀) completed 12 weeks of both RES and END training in random order, separated by a 12 week washout. Resting femoral artery diameter and flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) were collected before and after each exercise intervention. END training was associated with an increase in both FMD (Δ1.61 ± 3.09%, P 

SUBMITTER: Green DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870055 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature