Regional brain activation as a biological marker of affective responsivity to acute exercise: influence of fitness

Previous research has shown that regional brain activation, assessed via frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) asymmetry, predicts affective responsivity to aerobic exercise. To replicate and extend this work, in the present study we examined whether resting brain activation was associated with affective responses to an acute bout of aerobic exercise and the extent to which aerobic fitness mediated this relationship. Participants (high-fit, n = 22; low/moderate-fit, n = 45) ran on a treadmill for 30 min at 75% VO2max. EEG and affect were assessed pre- and 0-, 10-, 20-, and 30-min postexercise. Resting EEG asymmetry predicted positive affect (as measured by the energetic arousal subscale of the Activation Deactivation Adjective Check List) postexercise. Furthermore, resting frontal EEG asymmetry predicted affect only in the high-fit group, suggesting the effect might be mediated by some factor related to fitness. It was also shown that subjects with relatively greater left frontal activation had significantly more energy (i.e., activated pleasant affect) following exercise than subjects with relatively greater right frontal activation. In conclusion, aerobic fitness influenced the relationship between resting frontal asymmetry and exercise-related affective responsivity.     

The effect of acute aerobic exercise on stress related blood pressure responses: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The beneficial impact of regular exercise on cardiovascular health is partly mediated by psychobiological mechanisms. However, the effect of acute exercise on psychobiological responses is unclear. Thus, we performed a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that examined the effect of acute aerobic exercise on blood pressure (BP) responses (the change from baseline to stress) to psychosocial laboratory tasks. Fifteen RCTs met inclusion criteria of which ten demonstrated significant reductions in post-exercise stress related BP responses compared with control (mean effect sizes for systolic and diastolic BP, 0.38 and 0.40). Studies involving greater exercise doses tended to show larger effects, with the minimum dose to show a significant effect being 30 min at 50% VO2max. No other moderators emerged from the examination of participant characteristics, research designs and stressor characteristics. In conclusion, an acute bout of aerobic exercise appears to have a significant impact on the BP response to a psychosocial stressor.     

有氧运动对轻度原发性高血压患者血压和甲襞微循环的影响

目的研究有氧运动对轻度原发性高血压患者血压和甲襞微循环的影响。方法随机选取轻度原发性高血压患者21例为高血压组,同期健康体检者20例为正常对照组。高血压组进行规律的有氧运动训练,检测有氧运动前后血压、甲襞微循环的变化。结果高血压组甲襞微循环形态积分、流态积分、襻周状态积分和总积分值均高于正常对照组（P〈0．05）。有氧运动3个月后,高血压患者血压下降,甲襞微循环形态积分、流态积分、襻周状态积分和总积分值均降低（P〈0．05）。结论有氧运动能有效降低轻度原发性高血压患者的血压,改善其微循环状态。     

有氧运动联合康复护理干预在乳腺癌术后淋巴水肿的应用效果

目的 探讨有氧运动联合康复护理干预乳腺癌术后淋巴水肿的应用效果.方法 选取2018年1月至2020年1月间于首都医科大学附属北京世纪坛医院住院治疗的120例乳腺癌根治术后淋巴水肿患者纳入研究,按随机数字表法将其分为对照组和康复组,每组各60例,对照组实施常规临床护理;康复组在常规护理基础上运用有氧运动联合康复护理干预;...     

Blood lactate during constant-load exercise at aerobic and anaerobic thresholds

Summary Venous blood lactate concentrations [la_b] were measured every 30 s in five athletes performing prolonged exercise at three constant intensities: the aerobic threshold (Th_aer), the anaerobic threshold (Th_an) and at a work rate (IWR) intermediate between (Th_aer and Th_an. Measurements of oxygen consumption and heart rate (HR) were made every min. Most of the subjects maintained constant intensity exercise for 45 min at Th_aer and IWR, but at Th_an none could exercise for more than 30 min. Relationships between variations in [la_b] and concomitant changes in or HR were not statistically significant. Depending on the exercise intensity (Th_aer, IWR, or Th_an) several different patterns of change in [la_b] have been identified. Subjects did not necessarily show the same pattern at comparable exercise intensities. Averaging [la_b] as a function of relative exercise intensity masked spatial and temporal characteristics of individual curves so that a common pattern could not be discerned at any of the three exercise levels studied. The differences among the subjects are better described on individual [la_b] curves when sampling has been made at time intervals sufficiently small to resolve individual characteristics.     

Effect of aerobic exercise on lung regeneration and inflammation in mice

Aerobic exercise is well recognized to be beneficial to physical and mental health. Many studies have shown that aerobic exercise can improve the human immune system, but whether it could affect lung regeneration and inflammation remained unclear. Bronchioloalveolar stem cells (BASCs) play a key role in lung regeneration and repair, but it is unclear whether aerobic exercise affects BASCs. Here, we randomly divided 8 weeks old male mice into three groups: the control group without any aerobic exercise; the rest group which received 2 weeks of aerobic exercise (running wheel training) plus 5 days’ rest, and the exercise group which received 2 weeks of aerobic exercise without any rest. Our data indicated that mice in the exercise group had significantly increased BASCs compared to the control group, such difference did not exist in the rest group. Furthermore, the immune profiling suggested that lung inflammation was slightly up-regulated in the exercise group, particularly the inflammatory monocytes and IL-17A⁺ T cells. In conclusion, we provide direct evidence showing that aerobic exercise can facilitate lung regeneration with mild inflammatory effect, this finding is of great importance in the current COVID-19 pandemic.     

Effect of concurrent aerobic and resistance circuit exercise training on fitness in older adults

The purpose of this study was to determine the physiological effects of a programmed accommodating circuit exercise (PACE) program consisting of aerobic exercise and hydraulic-resistance exercise (HRE) on fitness in older adults. Thirty-five volunteers were randomly divided into two groups [PACE group (PG) 8 men and 10 women, 68.3 (4.9) years, and non-exercise control group (CG) 7 men and 10 women, 68.0 (3.4) years). The PG participated in a 12-week, 3 days per week supervised program consisting of 10 min warm-up and 30 min of PACE (moderate intensity HRE and aerobic movements at 70% of peak heart rate) followed by 10 min cool-down exercise. PACE increased (P<0.05) oxygen uptake (O₂) at lactate threshold [PG, pre 0.79 (0.20) l min^–1, post 1.02 (0.22) l min^–1, 29%; CG, pre 0.87 (0.14) l min^–1, post 0.85 (0.15) l min^–1, –2%] and at peak O₂ [PG, pre 1.36 (0.24) l min^–1, post 1.56 (0.28) l min^–1, 15%; CG, pre 1.32 (0.29) l min^–1, post 1.37 (0.37) l min^–1, 4%] in PG measured using an incremental cycle ergometer. Muscular strength evaluated by a HRE machine increased at low to high resistance dial settings for knee extension (9–52%), knee flexion (14–76%), back extension (18–92%) and flexion (50–70%), chest pull (6–28%) and press (3–17%), shoulder press (18–31%) and pull (26–85%), and leg press (21%). Body fat (sum of three skinfolds) decreased (16%), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) increased (10.9 mg dl^–1) for PG. There were no changes in any variables for CG. These results indicate that PACE training incorporating aerobic exercise and HRE elicits significant improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, body composition, and HDLC for older adults. Therefore, PACE training is an effective well-rounded exercise program that can be utilized as a means to improve health-related components of fitness in older adults.     

Ventilatory effects of hypercapnic end-tidalPCO2 clamps during aerobic exercise of varying intensity

Summary Nine subjects performed a sequence of sustained and randomised changes between 40 W and 100 W on a cycle ergometer while the end-tidal was kept close to 17.3 kPa (130 mm Hg) by means of a dynamic forcing technique (reference experiment). In a second series inspiratory CO₂ was additionally manipulated so as to hold end-tidal (P _ETCO₂) near 6.5 kPa (49 mm Hg; CO₂-clamp experiment). By this forcingP _ETCO₂ oscillations were attenuated and more evenly distributed over the frequency range. Ventilation ( ) responded to this manoeuvre with an upward trend that could not be ascribed to a slow CO₂-response component, changes in metabolic rate or a dissociation of end-tidal and arterial . differences between reference and CO₂-clamp experiments were abolished within a 3-min period following the termination of the external CO₂ control. The present results suggest that the CO₂-H⁺ stimulus plays a major role in adjusting ventilation when exercise intensity is decreased. The underlying CO₂ effect appears to be neither additive nor bi-directionally symmetrical.     

Bone metabolism and hand grip strength response to aerobic versus resistance exercise training in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients

BackgroundDiabetes mellitus has been shown in many studies to be associated with reduced bone mass and an increased risk of fracture. Currently, our understanding of how to use exercise effectively in diabetic patients in prevention of osteoporosis is incomplete and has prompted our interest to identify the type of effective osteogenic exercise.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the changes in handgrip strength and bone metabolism after 6 months between aerobic and resistance exercise training in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients in Jeddah area.ResultsThe mean values of serum calcium and Hand grip strength were significantly increased, while the mean values of parathyroid hormone were significantly decreased in both groups .Also, there were significant differences between mean levels of the investigated parameters in group (A) and group (B) after treatment.ConclusionAerobic exercise training on treadmill is appropriate to improve markers of bone metabolism and hand grip strength in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients.     

Effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise plus dietary restriction on body composition,resting energy expenditure and aerobic fitness in mildly obese middle-aged women

This study investigated the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise plus voluntary food restriction on the body composition, resting metabolic rate (RMR) and aerobic fitness of mildly obese middle-aged women. The subjects were randomly assigned to exercise/diet (n = 17) or control (n = 15) groups. The exercise/diet group participated in an aerobic training programme, 45–60 min · day ^–1 at 50%–60% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max), 3–4 days · week^–1, and also adopted a self-regulated energy deficit relative to predicted energy requirements (–1.05 MJ · day ^–1 to –1.14 MJ · day ^–1 ). After the regimen had been followed for 12 weeks, the body mass of the subjects had decreased by an average of 4.5 kg, due mainly to fat loss, with little change of fat free mass (m _ff). The absolute RMR did not change, but the experimental group showed significant increases in the RMR per unit of body mass (10%) and the RMR per unit of m _ff (4%). The increase in RMR/m _ff was not correlated with any increase in VO_2max/m _ff. The resting heat production per unit of essential body mass increased by an average of 21%, but the resting heat production rate per unit of fat tissue mass remained unchanged. We concluded that aerobic exercise enhances the effect of moderate dietary restriction by augmenting the metabolic activity of lean tissue.     

Growth hormone regulation in two types of aerobic exercise of equal oxygen uptake

Summary Five normal men, aged 23 to 35 years, participated in two bouts of continuous aerobic cycling separated by five days. The first type of exercise (EI) was cycling at a pedalling frequency of 50 rev · min⁻¹ with a load which produced a steady state O₂ uptake of approximately 40% of the subjects' . The second type of exercise (EII) was cycling at a pedalling frequency of 90 rev · min⁻¹ with a load such that an equal steady state was reached and maintained. Both EI and EII lasted 40 min. GH levels increased in EI and EII, reaching their maximum at 8 min of recovery (245 and 300% of resting values, respectively). No significant differences were observed between EI and EII in GH, lactate, glucagon, insulin, cortisol and glucose levels between the two exercises. While it has been reported earlier that GH levels were frequently related to lactate levels and/or decreased O₂ availability (Sutton 1977; Raynaud et al. 1981; Kozlowski et al. 1983; VanHelder et al. 1984a, b), this study suggests that the opposite is also valid, that is, different types of exercise of equal , duration and lactate production do not produce significantly different GH responses.     

Modeling effects of age and sex on cardiovascular variability responses to aerobic ergometer exercise

After collecting data on the cardiovascular responses to ramp-type exercise tests on a cycle ergometer from 194 healthy male and female subjects aged from 20 to 69 years, we constructed a mathematical model that simulates typical patterns of the cardiovascular variability responses to ramp-type exercise loads below the anaerobic threshold. This was done by reflecting the following physiological mechanisms: (1) suppression of parasympathetic nerve activity, (2) reduction of total peripheral resistance, (3) resetting of the operating point in the baroreflex curve, (4) increase in stroke volume, and (5) increase in the coupling of stroke volume to pulse pressure. We estimated the values of model parameter that best fit the measured experimental data. The estimated steepness of the slope with which parasympathetic nerve activity decreased was lower in subjects with a higher anaerobic threshold, tended to increase with age, and in every age decade was higher for females than for males. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

有氧运动对Ⅱ型糖尿病大鼠结肠肌间神经丛及结肠功能障碍的影响

 目的：观察有氧运动结合不同饮食方式对2型糖尿病大鼠结肠功能的影响,并从肠神经的角度探讨其神经生物学机制,进而为糖尿病胃肠功能紊乱的运动疗法提供理论和实验依据。方法：雄性SD大鼠45只,除正常对照组外其余大鼠经高脂饲养和链脲佐菌素注射建立2型糖尿病大鼠模型,再随机分为普通饲料安静组、普通饲料运动组、高脂饲料安静组和高脂饲料运动组。运动组进行8周无负重游泳训练（60 min/d,5 d/week）。采集血清测口服葡萄糖耐量,结肠组织进行肠张力测试、HE染色以及蛋白基因产物9.5（PGP9.5）、P物质（SP）和血管活性肠肽（VIP）免疫组化检测。结果：（1）糖尿病大鼠结肠肌间神经丛萎缩,神经元数目明显减少,有氧运动在一定程度上抑制上述病理改变;（2）有氧运动结合合理饮食可明显升高糖尿病大鼠结肠SP含量,而高脂膳食结合运动干预未见SP含量明显改善;（3）不同膳食方式结合运动,均能显著提高糖尿病大鼠结肠VIP含量;（4）运动干预后糖尿病大鼠结肠平滑肌萎缩减轻,肌纤维增粗,肠张力显著升高。结论：糖尿病可导致结肠平滑肌萎缩,肠张力下降;有氧运动可通过重塑结肠肌间神经丛而发挥对糖尿病机体结肠结构和功能的适度改善作用。     

Impact of moderate versus mild aerobic exercise training on inflammatory cytokines in obese type 2 diabetic patients: a randomized clinical trial

Background

Recently some plasma biomarkers of inflammation have been recognized as important cardiovascular risk factors. There is little information about the effects of aerobic exercise training on these biomarkers and the risk of metabolic complications in obese type 2 diabetes patients.

Objective

To compare the impact of moderate versus mild aerobic exercise training on the inflammatory cytokines in obese type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods

Fifty obese type 2 diabetic patients of both sexes with body mass index (BMI) varying from 31 to 36 kg/m², non smokers, free from respiratory, kidney, liver, metabolic and neurological disorders, participated in this study. Their age ranged from 40 to 55 years. The subjects were included into two equal groups; the first group (A) received moderate aerobic exercise training. The second group (B) received mild aerobic exercise training, three times / week for 3 months.

Results

The mean values of leptin, TNF- alpha, IL2, IL4, IL6, HOMA-IR and HBA1c were significantly decreased in group (A) and group (B). Also, there were significant differences between both groups after treatment.

Conclusion

Moderate aerobic exercise training modulates inflammatory cytokines more than mild aerobic exercise training in obese type 2 diabetic patients.     

有氧运动抑制心梗后心力衰竭大鼠左室重塑及交感神经重塑

目的:探讨长期有氧运动对心梗后心力衰竭(心衰)大鼠模型左心室及交感神经重塑(结构重塑与功能重塑)的影响,为心衰的机制研究及康复治疗提供科学依据和有效方法。方法:健康雄性Wistar大鼠通过结扎冠状动脉前降支建立心梗后心衰模型,术后4周随机分为假手术安静组(S组)、心衰安静组(H组)和心衰运动组(HE组)。HE组进行10周跑台训练,S组和H组保持安静状态。超声心动术检测心脏结构与功能,即左室舒张期内径(LVIDd)、左室收缩期内径(LVIDs)、左室舒张期前壁厚度(LVAWDd)、左室收缩期前壁厚度(LVAWDs)、左室舒张期后壁厚度(LVPWDd)、左室收缩期后壁厚度(LVPWDs)、缩短分数(FS)和左室射血分数(LVEF);Masson染色进行心脏组织病理学观察并获得心肌胶原容积分数(CVF);高压液相色谱法检测心肌和血浆去甲肾上腺素(NE)水平;经皮下引导电极连续采集心电信号,对自主神经功能参数——心率变异性(HRV)进行频域分析,包括总功率谱(TP)、归一化低频功率谱(LFn)、归一化高频功率谱(HFn)和LF/HF比值;实时荧光定量PCR检测心肌I型胶原(Col-I)、III型胶原(Col-III)、心房钠尿因子(ANF)、α-肌球蛋白重链(α-MHC)、β-肌球蛋白重链(β-MHC)和肌质网Ca2+-ATP酶(SERCA2a)mRNA表达,Western blotting法检测心肌神经生长因子(NGF)及其受体(Trk A)和酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)蛋白表达。结果:(1)与S组比较,H组体重(BW)、LVIDd、FS、LVEF、TP、HFn、α-MHC和SERCA2a的mRNA,NGF、Trk A和TH的蛋白表达降低(P0.05);左室重量(LVW)、左室质量指数(LVMI)、LVAWDd、LVAWDs、LVPWDd、LVPWDs、CVF、血浆和心肌NE含量、LFn、LF/HF、ANF、β-MHC、Col-I和Col-III的mRNA表达升高(P0.05)。(2)与H组比较,HE组LVW、LVMI、LVIDd、FS、LVEF、TP、HFn、α-MHC和SERCA2a的mRNA,NGF、Trk A和TH的蛋白表达升高(P0.05);CVF、血浆和心肌NE含量、LFn、LF/HF、ANF、β-MHC、Col-I和Col-III的mRNA表达降低(P0.05)。结论:长期有氧运动可抑制心梗后心衰大鼠左室重塑与交感神经重塑,心功能和自主调节改善。     

Effects of cycling exercise on vigor,fatigue, and electroencephalographic activity among young adults who report persistent fatigue

We previously reported that 6 weeks of exercise training had positive effects on feelings of vigor and fatigue among college students who reported persistent fatigue. Here we examined whether transient mood changes after single sessions of exercise would mimic those chronic effects and whether they would be related to changes in brain activity measured by electroencephalography (EEG). Feelings of vigor were higher after both low‐ and moderate‐intensity exercise during Weeks 1, 3, and 6 compared to a control condition. Feelings of fatigue were lower after low‐intensity exercise during Weeks 3 and 6. Posterior theta activity accounted for about half the changes in vigor. Studies that manipulate mood, EEG activity, or both during exercise are needed to determine whether EEG changes after exercise are causally linked with mood.     

Effects of intensive aerobic exercise on stress reactivity and myocardial morphology in rats

The effects of intensive aerobic exercise, weight control, and no treatment on (1) stress reactivity (measured by weight loss, glucocorticoid elevation, and incidence of gastric lesions) and (2) myocardial morphology were compared in male Sprague-Dawley ulcer susceptible rats. Animals were allocated to a free-feeding exercise group aerobically conditioned by a 26 week treadmill-running program; a sedentary group whose mean body weight was made to parallel that of the exercise group; and a free-feeding sedentary group. In week 27 animals were stressed for five days with daily presentation of escape trials on a variable interval schedule. Differences were found between the heart tissues of the exercised and the sedentary animals: both sedentary groups evidenced adverse morphological changes in ventricular tissue and microcirculation, while the myocardia of the exercise group were completely free of such changes. In response to the stress procedure significant differentiation between groups was obtained only on the weight index. After an initial loss, the exercise group commenced to gain weight on the fourth stress day, while the control groups continued to lose weight.     

有氧运动时程对2K1C肾血管高血压大鼠心血管及肾脏功能的影响

目的:探究有氧运动(aerobic exercise,AE)的时程对两肾一夹型(2K1C)高血压大鼠平均动脉压(mean arterial pressure,MAP)、窦性心动过缓、心脏和肾脏组织学以及氧化损伤的影响,从而评估AE改善高血压状况的具体效果。方法:选取健康雄性Wistar大鼠60只,随机分为假手术(sham)组和2K1C组,手术后将两组大鼠分别分为sham安静(sham+SED)组、sham运动(sham+AE)组、2K1C安静(2K1C+SED)组及2K1C运动(2K1C+AE)组。sham+AE组和2K1C+AE组的大鼠进行AE,AE的方式为每天游泳1次,每次游泳1 h,一共持续运动10周。定期检测4组大鼠的MAP、窦性心动过缓改善情况以及心脏和肾脏组织学的变化等。结果:第4周时发现,2K1C+AE组大鼠的MAP和窦性心动过缓得到了明显的改善,心肌和肾脏中胶原沉积相对于2K1C+SED组明显减少,左心室中硫代巴比妥酸反应物(TBARS)的水平也明显降低,且左心室和肾脏过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性较2K1C+SED组也显著升高。但第6周至第10周的结果显示,2K1C+AE组与2K1C+SED组之间大鼠MAP和窦性心动过缓的差异逐渐缩小。第8周时2K1C+AE组大鼠左心室和肾脏中TBARS的水平以及双肾中CAT的活性部分恢复。第10周时2K1C+AE组大鼠心脏和双肾中胶原沉积降低到最低水平。结论:适度(约4周)AE能有效改善2K1C肾血管高血压大鼠MAP和窦性心动过缓,并且可以通过调控氧化应激反应,减轻高血压所致的心脏及肾脏损伤。     

Catecholamines,growth hormone,cortisol, insulin,and sex hormones in anaerobic and aerobic exercise

Summary Seventeen male physical education students performed three types of treadmill exercise: (1) progressive exercise to exhaustion, (2) prolonged exercise of 50 min duration at the anaerobic threshold of 4 mmol·1^–1 blood lactate (AE), (3) a single bout of short-term high-intensity exercise at 156% of maximal exercise capacity in the progressive test, leading to exhaustion within 1.5 min (ANE).Immediately before and after ANE and before, during, and after AE adrenalin, noradrenalin, growth hormone, cortisol, insulin, testosterone, and oestradiol were determined in venous blood, and glucose and lactate were determined in arterialized blood from the earlobe. Adrenalin and noradrenalin increased 15 fold during ANE and 3–4 fold and 6–9 fold respectively during AE. The adrenalin/noradrenalin ratio was 13 during ANE and 110 during AE. Cortisol increased by 35% in ANE (12% of which appeared in the postexercise period) and 54% in AE. Insulin increased during ANE but decreased during AE. Testosterone and oestradiol increased by 14% and 16% during ANE and by 22% and 28% during AE. The results point to a markedly higher emotional stress and higher sympatho-adrenal activity in anaerobic exercise. Growth hormone and cortisol appear to be the more affected by intense prolonged exercise. Taking plasma volume changes and changes of metabolic clearance rates into consideration, neither of the exercise tests appeared to affect secretion of testosterone and oestradiol.Supported by Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Köln-Lövenich     

Fibrinolytic markers and vasodilatory capacity following acute exercise among men of differing training status

We evaluated the effect of differing physical activity patterns on fibrinolysis and vasodilatory capacity using a cross-sectional design with 16 endurance-trained (ET) (mean ± SE) (28 ± 6 years), 14 resistance-trained (RT) (28 ± 7 years), and 10 untrained (UT) (26 ± 7 years) men. t-PA and PAI-1 activity and t-PA antigen were measured before and after a maximal treadmill test (VO_2peak). Vasodilatory capacity was assessed using strain-gauge plethysmography on the forearm following reactive hyperemia (RH) before and after the treadmill test. The ET group had a smaller body mass index (BMI) (22.8 ± 0.5 ET, 26.4 ± 0.4 RT, 25.1 ± 0.8 UT kg m⁻²) (P < 0.05) and a greater VO_2peak (57 ± 1 ET, 42 ± 2 RT, 45 ± 2 UT mL min⁻¹ kg⁻¹) (P < 0.05). Peak vasodilatory capacity (29.7 ± 2 ET, 32.0 ± 2 RT, 27.4 ± 2 UT mL min⁻¹ 100 mL of tissue) was similar between groups before and after exercise. Area under the curve for forearm blood flow was greater following acute exercise (212 vs. 122, P < 0.05), again with no differences between groups. t-PA activity and antigen increased following maximal exercise in all groups (P < 0.0001), with no group differences. PAI-1 activity decreased the least in RT after exercise (70% decrease vs. 86% ET and 82% UT; P < 0.05). The change in t-PA activity with exercise was not related to exercise-induced change in overall vasodilatory capacity. These findings demonstrate that in healthy young men different physical activity patterns do not appear to impact the exercise-induced changes in fibrinolysis or vasodilatory capacity.