Cardiac parasympathetic reactivation following exercise: Implications for training prescription

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1259-1277

  Stanley, Jamie ^a,b   Peake, Jonathan M ^a,c   Buchheit, Martin ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ATHLETE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEART; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATHLETES; EXERCISE; HEART; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84888605278     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0083-4     Document Type: Review

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