The effects of six-week slow, controlled breathing exercises on heart rate variability in physically active, healthy individuals

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dc.authoridAras, Dicle/0000-0002-9443-9860
dc.authoridAkca, Firat/0000-0002-0764-105X
dc.authoridSurucu, Cihan Erdem/0000-0001-8193-9842
dc.authoridARSLAN, ERSAN/0000-0002-2933-6937
dc.authoridBirol, Abdulkadir/0000-0002-3312-9746
dc.authoridUGURLU, ALKAN/0000-0002-4828-6285
dc.contributor.authorSurucu, Cihan Erdem
dc.contributor.authorGuner, Sarp
dc.contributor.authorCuce, Caner
dc.contributor.authorAras, Dicle
dc.contributor.authorAkca, Firat
dc.contributor.authorArslan, Ersan
dc.contributor.authorBirol, Abdulkadir
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-24T19:30:15Z
dc.date.available2024-12-24T19:30:15Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentSiirt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Heart rate variability (HRV) provides information about sympathetic-parasympathetic balance. The effects of different types of physical exercises on HRV have been investigated so far. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the chronic effects of six-week slow and controlled breathing exercise on HRV in physically active, healthy adults. Material: A total of 22 individuals (11 female, 11 male) participated in the study voluntarily. The experimental group (EG) attended to the breathing exercises for 15 minutes per day, three days a week for six weeks. Neither the EG nor the control group (CG) did join in any regular physical activity program during the study. Both groups participated in the HRV measurements before and after the six-week of process. Results: Only the EG showed statistically significant changes in some HRV parameters. The alterations observed in LF:HF ratio, HFnu, and LFnu parameters were to reflect the increase in parasympathetic activity. Although the changes in the other parameters of HRV such as SDNN, SDSD, RMSSD, TP, HF, LF, and VLF were also related to increased vagal activity, these alterations were not significant. However, no significant change was found in the CG. Conclusions: These results show that only the slow, controlled breathing exercises for six weeks could be used to improve parasympathetic activity in physically active individuals. A study could be designed where the duration is kept over 8 weeks, and the effects of physical exercises only, breathing exercises only, and physical + breathing exercises together on HRV are examined.
dc.identifier.doi10.15561/26649837.2021.0101
dc.identifier.endpage9
dc.identifier.issn2664-9837
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85101900288
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage4
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15561/26649837.2021.0101
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/7430
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000601299500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIermakov S S
dc.relation.ispartofPedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241222
dc.subjectheart rate variability
dc.subjectbreathing exercise
dc.subjectautonomic nervous system
dc.titleThe effects of six-week slow, controlled breathing exercises on heart rate variability in physically active, healthy individuals
dc.typeArticle

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