Effects of Recumbent Angle during Cycling on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity and Rate Pressure Product during Exercise and Recovery

Seong Dae Kim; Il Gyu Jeong; Yun Suk Koh; Hee-Hyuk Lee

doi:10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.3.155

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Kim, Jeong, Koh, and Lee: Effects of Recumbent Angle during Cycling on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity and Rate Pressure Product during Exercise and Recovery

Original Article

Korean Journal of Health Promotion 2019;19(3):155-160.

Published online: September 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.3.155

Effects of Recumbent Angle during Cycling on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity and Rate Pressure Product during Exercise and Recovery

Seong Dae Kim¹

, Il Gyu Jeong¹

, Yun Suk Koh²

, Hee-Hyuk Lee¹

¹Department of Sports Science, Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea.

²Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.

Corresponding author: Hee-Hyuk Lee, PhD. Department of Sports Science, Hannam University, 70 Hannam-ro, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon 34430, Korea.
Tel: +82-42-629-7501, Fax: +82-042-8402, lhh@hnu.kr

Received August 01, 2019 Revised September 30, 2019 Accepted September 30, 2019

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ABSTRACT

Background

The cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) and rate pressure product (RPP) have been reported to benefit hemodynamics more during exercise in the recumbent position than during that in the upright position. However, it is unclear which angle is of the greatest benefit to hemodynamics during exercise in the recumbent position. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the recumbent angle on CBFV and RPP during exercise.

Methods

In a balanced crossover study, 15 healthy volunteers (age, 18.7±1.1 years) were asked to perform the bicycle exercise four times in the upright and at recumbent angles of 67° (R), 47°R, and 15°R, with weekly intervals between each condition. The exercise intensity was set initially at 50 W and increased by 25 W every 2 minutes up to 150 W. CBFV in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) was measured using transcranial doppler sonography. All data were analyzed using two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance.

Results

CBFV at 15°R was significantly higher than that in the upright position and at 67°R at 10 minutes recovery (69±16 vs. 56±7 and 58±10 cm/s, respectively; P<0.05). The RPP was significantly lower at 67°R, 47°R, and 15°R than in the upright position immediately after exercise (176±23, 177±22, and 173±26, respectively, vs. 241±42 mmHg×beats/min×10⁻²; P<0.001).

Conclusions

At an angle of less than 67°R, exercise increases CBFV and reduces RPP, relative to those during exercise in the upright position. This hemodynamic effect was most prominent at 15°R, where cerebral circulation was further increased in the recovery phase.

Keywords: Posture, Exercise, Cerebrovascular circulation, Hemodynamics

This work was supported by 2019 Hannam University Research Fund.

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Table 1

Characteristics of participants

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

Table 2

Changes of Cerebral blood flow velocity

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

F-values are calculated using two-way repeated-measures ANOVA.

Abbreviations: 15°R, 15° recumbent group; 47°R, 47° recumbent group; 67°R, 67° recumbent group; EDV, maximum end-diastolic velocity; G, group; Mean, mean flow velocity; Peak, peak systolic velocity; T, time; Upright, upright group.

^aSignificantly different from rest (P<0.05).

^bSignificantly different from the upright group (P<0.05).

^cSignificantly different from the upright group (P<0.01).

^dSignificantly different from the upright group (P<0.001).

^eSignificantly different from the 67°R group (P<0.05).