title: The comparison between cool and warm-hot environments on lipolytic response during prolonged exercise.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cool exposure on lipolytic response during prolonged intermediate-intensity exercise in humans. Eight male subjects participated in this study; they performed 120-min cycle ergometer exercise at 60% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) in a climatic chamber at 10 degrees C (C) and 30 degrees C (WH). There were no significant differences in oxygen uptake and respiratory exchange ratio between the two conditions during the prolonged exercise. Significant influences of cool exposure were observed in the changes in both heart rate and rectal temperature (p<0.01). Although cool exposure had no significant effects on plasma triglyceride, free fatty acid, and glycerol levels, changes in adrenaline and noradrenaline levels at C were significantly lower than WH during the prolonged exercise (p<0.01). Changes in the ratio of glycerol to noradrenaline (Gly/Nad), as an index of lipolytic efficiency, were significantly high at C as compared with WH (p<0.01). These results suggest that cool exposure has an influence on lipid metabolism during prolonged intermediate-intensity exercise, from the viewpoint of efficiency in lipolysis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Health and Sports Science, Polytechnic University, Kanagawa, Japan. yamasita@uitec.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Mitsuharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsujita
authors.forename: Seiki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oku
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001831:Body Temperature; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D005990:Glycerol / Q000097:blood; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008066:Lipolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013696:Temperature; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; D005990:Glycerol; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine