Efeito agudo de uma sessão de exercício físico no controle autonômico cardíaco no ciclo circadiano

Abstract

Background: In an independent way, the autonomic modulation is influenced by the circadian rhythm and metabolic activation of physical exercise. Although, is not know the interaction of circadian rhythm and physical exercise on cardiac autonomic modulation. Objective: Test the hypothesis that: 1. Cardiac autonomic modulation during physical exercise performed at three periods of the day morning, afternoon and night is similar. 2. Physical excise performed at morning, afternoon or night does not interfere on 24 hour cardiac autonomic modulation. Methods: We studied 10 healthy sedentary men (age = 24±3 years and BMI = 24±2 kg/m²). All volunteers performed three physical exercise sections with 30 minutes of duration, on cycle ergometer, with power on first metabolic threshold of maximal exercise test, on three periods of the day at morning (7 a.m.), afternoon (2 p.m.) and at night (10 p.m.). Each section was performed separated for at least 48 hours. Heart rate (Polar RS810) was record beat to beat, and HRV (FFT) was calculated, at rest for 10 minutes, during exercise and at 60 minutes recovery. The acute effect on cardiac autonomic control of three exercise sections was evaluated during 24 hours post physical exercise section, with Holter Cardio Light, and compared with control day, 24 hours with any kind of physical exercise, to test the differences was applied ANOVA two way for repeated measures and Tukey’s Post Hoc, and p≤0,05 for statistical significance. Results: For all sections, independent of the period of the day that physical exercise was performed, the heart rate and HRV was similar during physical exercise and during first hour of recovery. For the 24 hours subsequent to physical exercise, independent of the period of the day that physical exercise was performed the heart rate values and all HRV index was similar to control day. Conclusion: The cardiac autonomic control response to physical exercise on first ventilatory threshold and its recovery is not influenced by different periods of the day that physical exercise was performed. And, one physical exercise section, on first ventilatory threshold, did not interfere on cardiac autonomic control during 24 hours of recovery.