Faculty Articles
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-21-2023
Publication Title
Research Directs in Health Sciences
Volume
3
Issue/Number
1
ISSN
2768-492X
Abstract/Excerpt
Introduction: While the effects of long-term measures of inflammation and stress are well studied, less is known about the effects of an acute exercise challenge on exercise in young healthy individuals. Methods: This was a randomized crossover design (mean age = 19.25, SD = 1.45)that measured biomarkers of stress (cortisoland salivary alpha amylase, sAA)and inflammation (IL-1β, CRP)in an exercise and control condition. In the exercise condition, participants walked or ran on a treadmill at 75-85% of their maximum heart rate for 40minutes. Under the control condition, participants stood for 40 minutes to control for orthostatic effects. Biomarkers were quantified from saliva collected before, 1 minute after, and 45minutes after the exercise and control condition. Results: The change in biomarkers from baseline values (+1min and + 45min) between exercise and control conditions showed that compared to the control condition, the acute exercise bout significantly increased sAA CRP at +1minat +45min and in IL-1β+45min. Cortisol levels significantly decreased at both time points in the control condition Conclusions: Ultimately, the results of this study show how small and realistically achievable amounts of exercise can acutely strengthen the body’s physiological responses to immune challenges.
DOI
10.53520/rdhs2023.10486
ORCID ID
0000-0003-2187-245X, 0000-0002-8930-1058
NSUWorks Citation
Tartar, J.,
Ricci, A.,
Banks, J.,
Murphy, H.,
Evans, C.,
Antonio, J.,
Tartar, J.
(2023). The Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Measures of Stress and Inflammation in Healthy Young Adults. Research Directs in Health Sciences, 3(1).
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/2038
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Comments
The authors would like to thank Milan Patel and Diane Woodbine for their assistance.
Copyright, 2023 by the authors.