Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Allostatic Load, Cardiovascular Fitness, Cortisol
19 Nov 2018
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Effect of exercise on stress response studied in a variety of areas: Mechanisms responsible for the sympathetic aspects of the psychosocial stress response (e. g. ne & e) and the response to exercise stress may be different. Some research has shown faster responses after exercise compared to other stress. Research does suggest that aerobic fitness may have stress- buffering effects to psycho social stressors. Traustadottir et a;. (2005) compared fit & unfit older women"s responses to stress tests: Concluded: aerobic fitness affects the hpa axis by reducing the cortisol response psychosocial stress. The only difference between the women was the fitness levels. Lapierre et al. (1990): men who exercised for five weeks before being told they were hiv-positive had little change in psychological and immunological measures. Control group showed significantly decreased killer cell activity as well as significant anxiety and depression.
