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    Cuore e nuove tecniche di palestra: la selezione dei pazienti e i carichi di lavoro

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    Obiettivo principale dello studio è stato quello di quantificare una serie di variabili metaboliche, cardiovascolari ed ergometriche nel corso di una seduta standard della durata di 50 min di spinning bike, eseguita da istruttori di entrambi i sessi (6 maschi, 6 femmine). Sono stati valutati vari parametri cardiometabolici ed emodinamici ed i valori medi rilevati nei partecipanti per i parametri di potenza, frequenza cardiaca e consumo di ossigeno sono stati di 120 ± 4 W, 136 ± 13 b/min e 32.8 ± 5.4 ml/kg/min per gli istruttori, e 73 ± 43 W, 143 ± 25 b/min e 30 ± 9.9 ml/kg/min per le istruttrici. L’analisi delle prestazioni individuali ha evidenziato come il carico di lavoro nel corso della prova variasse tra moderato/ pesante a molto/estremamente pesante, essendo queste due ultime condizioni decisamente prevalenti. I risultati ottenuti dimostrano come questo tipo di attività di fitness abbia un impatto molto elevato sulla funzione cardiovascolare e ne sconsigliano pertanto la pratica a soggetti con storia di sedentarietà, specie se avanti negli anni o decisamente anziani o con un elevato rischio cardiovascolare.The main objective of this study was to evaluate a number of metabolic and cardiovascular variables during a standard 50 min class performed by spinning bike instructors of both sexes: 6 males and 6 females. Mean power output, heart rate, and oxygen uptake during the performance were 120 ± 4 W, 136 ± 13 bpm, and 32.8 ± 5.4 ml/kg/min respectively for males, and 73 ± 43 W, 143 ± 25 bpm, and 30 ± 9.9 ml/kg/min respectively for females. The analysis of individual performances showed that these were compatible with a physical exercise that ranged from moderate to heavy, to very heavy, the latter condition definitely prevailing. Results show that this type of fitness activity has a high impact on cardiovascular function, and suggest that it is unsuitable for unfit or sedentary individuals, especially if middle aged or elderly, who are willing to begin a recreational physical activity program

    Effect of acute exercise on low molecular weight thiols in plasma

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    An important defence against free radicals is represented by plasma low molecular weight (LMW) thiols that compose a dynamic system of reduced and oxidized forms able to act as a buffer redox system. This study examined the effect of an acute graded exercise bout on LMW thiols in 16 young subjects (six sedentaries and 10 athletes). Blood analysis was performed before and immediately after the exercise and total and reduced thiols were measured in order to evaluate the thiol redox status. Findings suggested that the exercise test proposed was not enough to imbalance the redox status of all LMW thiols. However, when the redox status was evaluated for each thiol, it was evident that homocysteine (Hcy) redox status was significantly different after physical activity. In particular, we found a lower level of reduced Hcy after the exercise test both in sedentaries and in athletes. We concluded that duration and intensity of the proposed exercise were not enough to promote a reactive oxygen species production able to imbalance the redox thiols status and that the lowering of the reduced Hcy form may be due to the effect produced during the effort on the synthesis and/or removal processes of Hcy
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