Physiological and perceptual responses to sprint interval exercise using arm versus leg cycling ergometry

Increases in power output and maximal oxygen consumption(V_O2max)occur in response to sprint interval exercise(SIE),but common use of“all-out”intensities presents a barrier for many adults.Furthermore,lower-body SIE is not feasible for all adults.We compared physiological and perceptual responses to supramaximal,but“nonall-out”SIE between leg and arm cycling exercise.Twenty-four active adults(mean±SD age:[25±7]y;cycling VO_(2)max:[39±7]mL·kg^(-1)·min^(-1))performed incremental exercise using leg(LCE)and arm cycle ergometry(ACE)to determine VO_(2)max and maximal work capacity(Wmax).Subsequently,they performed four 20 s bouts of SIE at 130% Wmax on the LCE or ACE at cadence=120-130 rev/min,with 2 min recovery between intervals.Gas exchange data,heart rate(HR),blood lactate concentration(BLa),rating of perceived exertion(RPE),and affective valence were acquired.Data showed significantly lower(p<0.001)absolute mean([1.24±0.31]L·min^(-1) vs.[1.59±0.34]L·min^(-1);d=1.08)and peak VO_(2)([1.79±0.48]L·min^(-1) vs.[2.10±0.44]L·min^(-1);d=0.70)with ACE versus LCE.However,ACE elicited significantly higher(p<0.001)relative mean([62%±9%]VO_(2)max vs.[57%±7%]VO_(2)max,d=0.63)and peak VO_(2)([88%±10%]VO_(2)max vs.[75%±10%]VO_(2)max,d?1.33).Post-exercise BLa was significantly higher([7.0±1.7]mM vs.[5.7±1.5]mM,p=0.024,d?0.83)for LCE versus ACE.There was no significant effect of modality on RPE or affective valence(p>0.42),and lowest affective valence recorded(2.0±1.8)was considered“good to fairly good”.Data show that non“all-out”ACE elicits lower absolute but higher relative HR and VO_(2) compared to LCE.Less aversive perceptual responses could make this non-all-out modality feasible for inactive adults.

Emotion Regulation Effect of Baduanjin on College Students:A Pilot Event-Related Potential Study on Late Positive Potential

Objective:This study aimed to investigate the emotion regulation effect of Baduanjin Qigong on college students.Methods:The late positive potential(LPP)components were recorded while performing emotional pictures from 12 college students with Baduanjin Qigong experience and 12 with no experience of any mind–body exercises.Results:Under positive emotional stimuli,greater LPP amplitudes were observed in the experimental group in the frontal,central,and temporal areas than in the control group.Under negative emotional stimuli,greater LPP amplitudes were found in the experimental group in the prefrontal area and smaller amplitudes in the occipital area than in the control group.Conclusion:The results reveal the emotion regulation effect on the event-related potential of Baduanjin Qigong to college students.The findings suggest that the regulatory effect of Baduanjin Qigong on emotional stimulation may be a possible reason for reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety.