Development of exercise program as a countermeasure for acute mental stress-indued arterial stiffening

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K11480
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 59030:Physical education, and physical and health education-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Institute of Technology (2021-2022); Okinawa University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Kume Daisuke 大阪工業大学, 情報科学部, 講師 (50650628)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 西脇 雅人 大阪工業大学, 工学部, 准教授 (10635345)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 精神ストレス / 動脈スティフネス / 有酸素性運動 / ベンチステップ運動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to devise the exercise program as a countermeasure for acute mental stress-indued arterial stiffening. As results, we revealed that 1) acute mental stress elicits an increase in arterial stiffness in various segments, 2) acute mental stress-caused arterial stiffening can be counteracted by brief aerobic exercise, 3) a 10-min bench step exercise after acute mental stress counteracts stress-induced arterial stiffening, but confers only limited protection against the effects of subsequent acute mental stress, 4) a bench step exercise for only 3 minutes is sufficiently effective in offsetting acute mental stress-induced arterial stiffening.

Free Research Field

スポーツ科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果は、動脈に対する精神ストレスのネガティブな効果を運動によるポジティブな効果によって中和可能であることを示した点に学術的意義がある。また、簡便な運動実施法（ベンチステップ運動）を提案した点にも社会的意義がある。