Marathon Running and Sexual Libido in Adult Men: Exercise Training and Racing Effects.

We examined whether endurance training for a standard marathon (42.2 km) had a greater influence on male libido than more generalized endurance exercise training. We surveyed adult men (>1000) who regularly engaged in endurance running to evaluate exercise training histories-patterns and libido characteristics.

The Additive Benefits of Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Training Postconcussion: Current Clinical Concepts.

Concussion induces the rapid onset of a short-lived neurophysiological disturbance that often results in autonomic nervous system dysfunction. This dysfunction affects both cardiovascular functioning and higher cognitive processing, inducing postconcussion clinical symptoms (somatic, cognitive, or emotional or a combination) and functional disturbances (impaired balance, cognition, and visual-vestibular performance). Current concussion rehabilitation paradigms using aerobic exercise may improve concussion symptoms.

Aerobic exercise, mindfulness meditation, and stress-reduction in high-stress, college-based young adults: A pilot study.

This pilot study assessed the feasibility and combined effect of aerobic exercise (AE) and mindfulness meditation (MM), compared with MM alone and a control (CON) condition, on stress, anxiety, and depression in high-stress college-based young adults. Thirty-two participants (84.4% F, 20.

Cardiovascular Consequences of Skeletal Muscle Impairments in Breast Cancer.

Breast cancer survivors suffer from disproportionate cardiovascular disease risk compared to age-matched controls. Beyond direct cardiotoxic effects due to treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, breast-cancer-related reductions in skeletal muscle mass, quality and oxidative capacity may further contribute to cardiovascular disease risk in this population by limiting the ability to engage in aerobic exercise-a known promoter of cardiovascular health. Indeed, 20%-30% decreases in peak oxygen consumption are commonly observed in breast cancer survivors, which are indicative of exercise intolerance.

The pressure-dependency of local measures of arterial stiffness.

Objective: To determine which ultrasound-based, single-point arterial stiffness estimate is least dependent on blood pressure (BP) to improve assessment of local vascular function.

Methods: Ultrasound was used to assess blood flow and diameters at the left brachial artery of 20 healthy adults [55% female, 27.9 years (5.