Preventing Exercise-Associated Collapse Using Online Runner Education: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether online exercise-associated collapse (EAC) prevention education decreases medical tent EAC visits among first-time marathoners. DESIGN: A prospective controlled study, with age- and sex-stratified randomization, evaluated rates of medical tent diagnosed EAC among runners randomized to the intervention group and intervention participants, compared with a control group. SETTING: Grandma's Marathon Medical Tent in Duluth, MN, June 2016. PARTICIPANTS: Runners in the 2016 Grandma's Marathon who never previously ran a marathon (n = 2943), randomized into control (n = 1482) and intervention (n = 1461) groups. Intervention participants opened the EAC prevention video (n = 590). INTERVENTIONS: Online EAC education included an introductory webpage and 5-minute professional video describing EAC and prevention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Medical tent visit with EAC diagnosis. RESULTS: Intervention participants had no decreased likelihood of EAC, compared with controls [odds ratio (OR), 0.88, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.46-1.69]. Exercise-associated collapse occurred less frequently in those with longer race times (OR, 0.58, 95% CI, 0.43-0.79). Intervention participation was associated with longer race times (OR, 1.12, 95% CI, 1.10-1.23). CONCLUSIONS: Those opening the EAC prevention video and controls had similar EAC rates. Slower running speed was associated with lower EAC rates. Video viewing was a predictor of slower running pace.

Illnesses during 11 international athletics championships between 2009 and 2017: incidence, characteristics and sex-specific and discipline-specific differences.

BACKGROUND: Illnesses impair athletes' participation and performance. The epidemiology of illness in athletics is limited. OBJECTIVE: To describe the occurrence and characteristics of illnesses during international athletics championships (indoor and outdoor), and to analyse differences with regards to athletes' sex and participation in explosive and endurance disciplines. METHODS: During 11 international championships held between 2009 and 2017, physicians from both national medical teams and the local organising committees reported daily on all athlete illnesses using a standardised report form. Illness frequencies, incidence proportions (IPs) and rates (IRs), and relative risks (RR) with 95% CIs were calculated. RESULTS: During the 59 days of the 11 athletics championships, 546 illnesses were recorded in the 12 594 registered athletes equivalent to IP of 43.4 illnesses per 1000 registered athletes (95% CI 39.8 to 46.9) or IR of 1.2 per 1000 registered athlete days (95% CI 1.1 to 1.2). The most frequently reported illnesses were upper respiratory tract infections (18.7%), exercise-induced fatigue/hypotension/collapse (15.4%) and gastroenteritis (13.2%). No myocardial infarction was recorded. A total of 28.8% of illnesses were expected to lead to time loss from sport. The illness IP was similar in male and female athletes, with few differences in illness characteristics. During outdoor championships, the illness IP was higher in endurance than explosive disciplines (RR=1.87; 95% CI 1.58 to 2.23), with a considerably higher IP of exercise-induced illness in endurance disciplines, but a similar upper respiratory tract infection IP in both discipline groups. CONCLUSIONS: Illness prevention strategies during international athletics championships should be focused on the most frequent diagnoses in each discipline group.

Androgenic-anabolic steroids inhibited post-exercise hypotension: a case control study.

BACKGROUND: There is evidence of hypertensive effects caused by anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). A single exercise session promotes the acute reduction of blood pressure, but the effects of AAS on this phenomenon are unknown. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the post-exercise blood pressure response in androgenic-anabolic steroid users. METHODS: Thirteen AAS users (23.9±4.3 years old) and sixteen controls (22.1±4.5 years old) performed a session of aerobic exercise. Heart rate and blood pressure were assessed before exercise and during a 60min post-exercise resting period. Repeated ANOVA measures were used to determine differences between the groups. RESULTS: While the control group had a significant reduction in post-exercise systolic blood pressure of up to 13.9±11.6mmHg at 40min, this phenomenon was limited among AAS users who reached a maximum of 6.2±11.5mmHg at 60min. The between groups comparison revealed significant higher post-exercise hypotension (PEH) for the control group at 30min (-12.9±14.1mmHg versus -2.9±7.6mmHg), 40min (-13.9±11.6mmHg versus -2.5±8.3mmHg), 50min (-13.9±13.9mmHg versus -5.0±7.9mmHg) and 60min (-12.5±12.8mmHg versus -6.2±11.5mmHg). There was no significant diastolic PEH in any of the groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated impaired systolic post-exercise hypotension as a new adverse effect of AAS usage.

Confiabilidade de um circuito multimodal incremental na determinação do limiar anaeróbio de idosos por meio da dosagem do lactato sanguíneo / Reliability of an incremental multi-modal circuit in the determination of the anaerobic threshold of elderly people through the dosage of the blood lactate

A prática regular de exercício físico traz inúmeros benefícios para os idosos, mas é necessário identificar uma prescrição de treinamento que possa ser realizada de maneira segura e eficaz por esta população. O Treinamento Multimodal é uma alternativa para estimular as capacidades e habilidades físicas importantes para a manutenção da saúde e autonomia no envelhecimento. O objetivo deste estudo, de abordagem quantitativa e delineamento quase-experimental, foi medir a confiabilidade de um circuito multimodal incremental na determinação do limiar anaeróbio (LAN) de idosos por meio da dosagem do lactato sanguíneo. O estudo foi aprovado por Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Foram identificadas variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas. As variáveis clínicas foram medidas antes, durante e após sessões de treinamento em um circuito multimodal. Para as análises descritivas, foram calculadas as frequências absolutas, porcentagens, medianas, médias e desvio padrão. Para a análise de confiabilidade intraobservador e de concordância, foram utilizados o Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse (CCI) e o teste de concordância Bland-Altman, usando o pacote estatístico SPSS® V24. Para a identificação da igualdade de médias no teste e no reteste foram utilizados os testes paramétricos t-pareado e One-way ANOVA medidas repetidas, para variáveis contínuas e com distribuição normal, tomadas nos momentos antes e depois. Para os casos onde as suposições de normalidade e/ou esfericidade não foram atendidas, foram utilizados os testes não paramétricos de Wilcoxon ou Friedman. A intensidade do limiar anaeróbio (ILAN) e a Frequência Cardíaca na Intensidade do Limiar Anaeróbio (FCILAN) foram identificadas a partir de três critérios. Participaram do estudo 20 idosos, na maioria mulheres, com idade entre 60 e 65 anos, de cor branca, convivendo com companheiro, com mais de 12 anos de escolaridade, aposentados. Ao testar a reprodutibilidade da ILAN em dois momentos distintos com o mesmo avaliador, observamos que a média dos escores obtidos no teste e reteste foi semelhante (>,05) indicando boa correlação entre os pares analisados (r = ,77 a ,91). Nossos resultados também mostraram alta confiabilidade em todos os critérios adotados para determinação do LAN (CCI=,86 a ,95), além de boa concordância das medidas teste e reteste para o LAN2 do 1° e 3° critérios por meio do método de análise Bland-Altman. Identificamos redução da pressão arterial na primeira hora após o treinamento em circuito, em comparação com os valores pré-intervenção, nos momentos teste e reteste. O principal achado de nosso estudo se deu pela confiabilidade e concordância entre as medidas teste-reteste para as variáveis estudadas, sugerindo adequação do circuito multimodal incremental na determinação do LA de idosos por meio da dosagem do Lactato Sanguíneo

Regular physical activity brings several benefits to elderly people, but it's necessary to identify a training prescription that can be performed in a safe and effective manner for this population. The Multimodal Training is an alternative to stimulate physical skills and abilities important to maintaining health and autonomy in aging. The purpose of this study, with quantitative approach and quasi-experimental delineation, was to measure the reliability of an incremental multimodal circuit in the determination of the anaerobic threshold (ANT) of elderly people through blood lactate dosage. The study was approved by the Ethics in Research Committee. Social demographic clinical variables were found. Clinical variables were measured before, during and after the training sessions in a multi-modal circuit. For descriptive analysis, absolute frequencies, percentages, medians, averages and standard deviation were calculated. For intra-observer reliability and agreement analysis, we used the Interclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Bland-Altman agreement test, using statistical package, SPSS® V24. To the measures equality identification in the test and retest were used the t-paired parametrics and One-way ANOVA repeated measures, to continuous variables and with normal distribution, taken moments before and after. To the cases where normality and/or spherecity were not satisfied, we used Wilcoxon or Friedman non-parametric tests. The anaerobic threshold intensity (ATI) and the heart rate in the anaerobic threshold intensity (HRATI) were identified according to three criteria. Participated in the study 20 elderly people, mostly women, between the ages of 60 and 65 years old, white colored, living with a partner, with more than 12 years of schooling, retired. When testing the reproducibility of ATI in two different times with the same evaluator, we observed the measure of the obtained scores in the test and retest was similar to (>,05), indicating a good correlation between the analyzed pairs (r = ,77 a ,91). Our results also showed high reliability in all adopted criteria to determine ATI (CCI=,86 a ,95), in addition to the good agreement of the test and retest measures to the ATI2 of the first and third criteria through Bland-Altman analysis method. Was identified arterial pressure reduction in the first hour after the circuit training, compared with preintervention values, in the test and retest moments. The main discovery was given through reliability and agreement between measures test-retest to the studied variables, suggesting adjustment of the incremental multimodal circuit in the determination of the elderly people ATI through blood lactate dosage

Postexercise Hypotension after Heart Transplant: Water- versus Land-Based Exercise.

PURPOSE: Heart transplant recipients (HTx) have a high prevalence of hypertension. Although exercise training promotes blood pressure (BP) reduction in HTx, the effects of a single exercise bout are unknown. Thus, we analyzed the acute effects of heated water-based exercise (HEx) versus land-based exercise (LEx) on ambulatory BP (ABP) in HTx. METHODS: Eighteen (six females) clinically stable HTx (time since surgery = 5.0 ± 0.7 yr) age 45.7 ± 2.7 yr underwent 30 min of HEx (walking inside the pool), LEx (walking on a treadmill), and nonexercise control (CON) intervention in random order (2-5 d between interventions). HEx and LEx intensity was set at 11-13 in the 6-20 RPE scale. Twenty-four-hour (24-h) ABP monitoring was performed after each intervention. RESULTS: No significant differences between interventions were found in 24-h and nighttime BP. However, daytime diastolic BP was significantly lower after HEx than CON (-4 ± 1.6 mm Hg, P = 0.03), and daytime diastolic BP tended to be lower after LEx than CON (-2.3 ± 1.1 mm Hg, P = 0.052). Hourly analysis showed that systolic and diastolic BP values were lower after HEx (average reductions of 6.6 to 12.3 mm Hg, P < 0.01) and LEx (average reductions of 5 to 8.3 mm Hg, P < 0.05) than after CON in several hours. No significant differences between HEx and LEx were found in any ABP data. CONCLUSION: HEx and LEx promoted similar reductions in ABP of heart transplant recipients, which suggests that they may be a tool to counteract hypertension in this high-risk population.

Acute effect of oral water intake during exercise on post-exercise hypotension.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Post-exercise hypotension (PEH) is a sustained reduction in mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) after prolonged exercise. As water drinking is known to elicit a large acute pressor response, we aimed to explore the effect of drinking water during exercise on PEH. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Ten normotensive male volunteers performed the control protocol: 30 min supine rest, 60 min cycling exercise in moderate intensity, and 60 min supine rest recovery. In the water drinking protocol, the same procedure was followed but with water intake during exercise to compensate for exercise-induced body weight lost. Heart rate, MAP, cardiac output and blood flow in the brachial artery were measured pre- and post-exercise. The total vascular conductance (TVC) and the vascular conductance (VC) in the brachial artery were calculated pre- and post-exercise, and the relative change in plasma volume (ΔPV) was also measured. RESULTS: Body weight loss during exercise was 0.65 ± 0.24 kg in the control. ΔPV was not different during recovery in either protocol. MAP in the control was significantly reduced during the latter half of the recovery compared with baseline. In contrast, MAP in the water drinking showed no reduction during recovery, and was significantly higher than in the control. TVC and VC in the brachial artery were lower in the water drinking, in which vasoconstriction was relatively exaggerated. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention of dehydration after exercise by oral water intake, or oral water intake per se has a role in maintaining post-exercise MAP and it may be related to reduction in TVC.