title: Effects of isotonic and isometric exercises with mist sauna bathing on cardiovascular, thermoregulatory, and metabolic functions.
abstract: To clarify the effects of isometric and isotonic exercise during mist sauna bathing on the cardiovascular function, thermoregulatory function, and metabolism, six healthy young men (22 ± 1 years old, height 173 ± 4 cm, weight 65.0 ± 5.0 kg) were exposed to a mist sauna for 10 min at a temperature of 40 °C, and relative humidity of 100 % while performing or not performing ∼30 W of isometric or isotonic exercise. The effect of the exercise was assessed by measuring tympanic temperature, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, chest sweat rate, chest skin blood flow, and plasma catecholamine and cortisol, glucose, lactate, and free fatty acid levels. Repeated measures ANOVA showed no significant differences in blood pressure, skin blood flow, sweat rate, and total amount of sweating. Tympanic temperature increased more during isotonic exercise, and heart rate increase was more marked during isotonic exercise. The changes in lactate indicated that fatigue was not very great during isometric exercise. The glucose level indicated greater energy expenditure during isometric exercise. The free fatty acid and catecholamine levels indicated that isometric exercise did not result in very great energy expenditure and stress, respectively. The results for isotonic exercise of a decrease in lactate level and an increase in plasma free fatty acid level indicated that fatigue and energy expenditure were rather large while the perceived stress was comparatively low. We concluded that isotonic exercise may be a more desirable form of exercise during mist sauna bathing given the changes in glucose and free fatty acid levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Aichi Medical University, Yazako-Karimata 1-1, Nagakute, 480-1195, Japan, s_iwase@nifty.com.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Rumiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugenoya
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001831:Body Temperature; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D006339:Heart Rate; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D029002:Steam Bath; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology; D013909:Thorax; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002395:Catecholamines; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D019344:Lactic Acid; D006854:Hydrocortisone