The effects of six-week slow, controlled breathing exercises on heart rate variability in physically active, healthy individuals

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Surucu C. E., Guner S., Cuce C., ARAS D., Akca F., ARSLAN E., ...More

PEDAGOGY OF PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS, vol.25, no.1, pp.4-9, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.15561/26649837.2021.0101
  • Journal Name: PEDAGOGY OF PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.4-9
  • Keywords: heart rate variability, breathing exercise, autonomic nervous system, AUTONOMIC FUNCTIONS, YOGA, INTENSITY, INSOMNIA
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Heart rate variability (HRV) provides information about sympathetic-parasympathetic balance. The effects of different types of physical exercises on HRV have been investigated so far. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the chronic effects of six-week slow and controlled breathing exercise on HRV in physically active, healthy adults.