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Health and Exercise Science Lab
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A lab that studies how blood pressure and blood flow are regulated during exercise in humans.
AboutAbout the lab
What happens inside the body during exercise?
The Health and Exercise Science Lab studies the mechanisms that regulate blood pressure and blood flow during exercise, using human participants.
Prof. Katayama studies why blood pressure rises more in older adults than in young people even during light exercise, focusing on the muscle pump.
Prof. Ishida studies how the strength and speed of thigh muscle contractions change blood flow in the femoral vein through the muscle pump.
Prof. Katayama and Prof. Ishida belong to the Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports.
Key terms
- Muscle pump
- The action by which muscle contraction pushes venous blood onward. Bending and extending the knee increases blood flow in the femoral vein.
- Cardiopulmonary baroreflex
- A reflex that detects changes in central blood volume and alters the activity of the vasomotor nerves. It is stimulated when the legs are raised.
- Muscle sympathetic nerve activity
- The activity of the sympathetic nerves supplying muscle. It is measured as an indicator of vasomotor nerve function during exercise.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates how blood pressure and blood flow are regulated in humans during exercise, comparing young and older adults and men and women. By measuring femoral vein blood flow, electromyography, and more, it aims to clarify differences due to aging and exercise conditions.
*Illustrative imageRespiratory Load and Blood Pressure During Exercise
The lab studies how applying resistance during exhalation to raise abdominal pressure changes venous return and arterial blood pressure during exercise. Young and older men and women are compared during light knee extension and flexion exercise (Prof. Katayama).
Aging and the Cardiopulmonary Baroreflex
Considering that the cardiopulmonary baroreflex is involved in why blood pressure rises during light exercise in older adults, the lab conducted this research in collaboration with researchers at other universities. It found that during light cycling exercise, older women showed a smaller decrease in muscle sympathetic nerve activity than young women (Prof. Katayama).
Characteristics of the Thigh Muscle Pump
The lab studies how femoral vein blood flow changes when the intensity of knee extension exercise and the speed of force production are varied. Electromyography and blood flow are measured continuously in young men and women (Prof. Ishida).
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKeisho Katayama
- ProfessorKoji Ishida
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