Late-night exercise affects the autonomic nervous system activity but not the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in the next morning
JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS, vol.58, pp.57-65, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 58
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.23736/s0022-4707.16.06766-9
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.57-65
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Exercise activates hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) and generally causes beneficial changes in homeostatic balance. However, the health benefits of late-night exercise programs on the activity of HPA and ANS is not known. The aim of this study was to assess effects of late-night exercise on sleep quality and on the activities of the HPA axis (as cortisol awakening response, CAR) and the ANS (as heart rate variability, HRV) measurements in the following morning.