Effects of different exercise interventions on heart rate variability and cardiovascular health factors in older adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aging impairs physiological processes in the autonomic nervous, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems which are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Heart rate variability (HRV), the beat-to-beat variations of successive heartbeats, is an indicator of cardiac autonomic control and cardiovascular health. Physical activity has beneficial effects on cardiovascular health. However, no review has been conducted to summarize the effects of different exercise modalities on HRV in older adults. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to summarize the effects of endurance, resistance, coordinative, and multimodal exercise interventions on resting HRV and secondary health factors in healthy older adults aged 60 years in average and over.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Grassler B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8597177 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature