title: The effects of statin medications on aerobic exercise capacity and training adaptations.
abstract: The incidence of myopathy increases dramatically in statin users who also exercise, likely limiting the positive impact of this lifesaving medication. New evidence also indicates that statin use can directly compromise aerobic exercise capacity; however, we are just beginning to understand the interactions of statins with exercise training and adaptations. This review focuses on the interactions of statins with aerobic exercise capacity and training adaptations to summarize the available information and draw attention to the gaps in our current knowledge in this area. PubMed, Web of knowledge, and Google scholar databases were searched between January 2000 and December 2013 using the following terms and their combinations: statins, exercise, aerobic capacity, endurance training, adaptations. The reference lists of the relevant articles were also scanned for additional information. Considering the widespread use of statins and the need for exercise for cardiovascular health, a better understanding of the interactions of these interventions as well as practical solutions are needed to reduce statin adverse effects associated with exercise.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Semmelweis University, Alkotás Str. 44, Budapest, Hungary, murlasits@tf.hu.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Murlasits
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Radák
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects*; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000187:drug effects; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human; D055070:Resistance Training; D013729:Terpenes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D013729:Terpenes; D002784:Cholesterol