The Role of Physical Fitness on Cardiovascular Responses to Stress

• Main Author: Anthony S. Leicht (auth)
• Other Authors: Arto J. Hautala (auth), Daniel Boullosa (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; stress; Cardiovascular Diseases; Exercise; Physical Fitnes; physical activity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Cardiovascular responses to physical and/ or mental stressors has been a topic of great interest for some time. For example, significant changes of cardiovascular control and reactivity have been highlighted as important mechanisms for the protective effect of exercise as a simple and effective, non...