Cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise: new perspectives

E F Coyle; J González-Alonso

doi:10.1097/00003677-200104000-00009

Cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise: new perspectives

Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2001 Apr;29(2):88-92. doi: 10.1097/00003677-200104000-00009.

Authors

E F Coyle¹, J González-Alonso

Affiliation

¹ Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA. coyle@mail.utexas.edu

PMID: 11337829
DOI: 10.1097/00003677-200104000-00009

Abstract

We propose that cardiovascular drift, characterized by a progressive decline in stroke volume after 10-20 min of exercise, is primarily due to increased heart rate rather tahn a progressive increase in cutaneous blood flow as body temperature rises.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Volume
Body Temperature / physiology
Dehydration / physiopathology
Exercise / physiology*
Fever / physiopathology
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Physical Endurance / physiology
Regional Blood Flow
Skin / blood supply
Stroke Volume / physiology*