Habitual rowing exercise is associated with high physical fitness without affecting arterial stiffness in older men

Hiroshi Kawano; Motoyuki Iemitsu; Yuko Gando; Toshimichi Ishijima; Meiko Asaka; Tomoko Aoyama; Takafumi Ando; Ken Tokizawa; Motohiko Miyachi; Shizuo Sakamoto; Mitsuru Higuchi

doi:10.1080/02640414.2011.635311

Habitual rowing exercise is associated with high physical fitness without affecting arterial stiffness in older men

Hiroshi Kawano^*, Motoyuki Iemitsu, Yuko Gando, Toshimichi Ishijima, Meiko Asaka, Tomoko Aoyama, Takafumi Ando, Ken Tokizawa, Motohiko Miyachi, Shizuo Sakamoto, Mitsuru Higuchi

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The present study elucidated the effects of habitual rowing exercise on arterial stiffness and plasma levels of the vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 and the vasodilator nitric oxide (NO) in older men. Eleven rowers (68.0±1.6 years) and 11 sedentary control older men (64.9±1.1 years) were studied. Peak oxygen uptake (36.0±1.7 vs. 27.7+ 1.9 ml kg ^-1 min ^-1), leg press power (1346±99 vs. 1077±68 W), and HDL-cholesterol (75±5 vs. 58±3 mg ml ^-1) were higher and triglyceride (78+9 vs. 120+14 mg m ^-1) was lower in rowers than in control participants (all P50.05). Arterial stiffness indices (carotid β-stiffness and cardio-ankle vascular index) and plasma endothelin-1 and NOx (nitrite{thorn}nitrate) levels did not differ between the two groups. These results suggest that habitual rowing exercise in older men is associated with high muscle power and aerobic capacity, and favourable blood lipid profile without affecting arterial stiffness or plasma levels of endotheline-1 and NO hiroshi

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-246
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of sports sciences
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2011.635311
Publication status	Published - 2012 Feb
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arterial stiffness
Combined training
Endothelin-1
Nitric oxide
Rowing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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