Physical activity, body mass index and heart rate variability-based stress and recovery in 16 275 Finnish employees: a cross-sectional study

• Autores principales: Tiina Föhr (Autor), Julia Pietilä (Autor), Elina Helander (Autor), Tero Myllymäki (Autor), Harri Lindholm (Autor), Heikki Rusko (Autor), Urho M. Kujala (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Physical inactivity, overweight, and work-related stress are major concerns today. Psychological stress causes physiological responses such as reduced heart rate variability (HRV), owing to attenuated parasympathetic and/or increased sympathetic activity in cardiac autonomic cont...