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The Effects of Low-Intensity Single-Leg Exercise on Regional Arterial Stiffness

Jpn J Physiol Vol.53, No.3 pp.239-241
Jun Sugawara, Takeshi Otsuki, Takumi Tanabe, Seiji Maeda, Shinya Kuno, Ryuichi Ajisaka, Mitsuo Matsuda
Abstract: We examined the effect of low-intensity single-leg exercise (20 or 30 watt, 5 min) on pulse wave velocity from the femoral to the ankle arteries in 18 young men. After the exercise, the velocity significantly decreased in the exercised leg, but not in the counterpart, suggesting that the decrease in arterial stiffness in the exercised leg was induced mainly by exercise-related regional factors.

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Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, 305-8564 Japan. m-matsuda@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp
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