The exercise heart rate profile in master athletes compared to healthy controls

Summary Endurance exercise protects the heart via effects on autonomic control of heart rate ( HR ); however, its effects on HR indices in healthy middle‐aged men are unclear. This study compared HR profiles, including resting HR , increase in HR during exercise and HR recovery after exercise, in middle‐aged athletes and controls. Fifty endurance‐trained athletes and 50 controls (all male; mean age, 48·7 ± 5·8 years) performed an incremental...