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Review
. 2024 Apr 28;49(4):516-525.
doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2024.230399.

Regulation of exercise on heart rate variability in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women

[Article in English, Chinese]
Mengchen Fang  1 , Peizhen Zhang  2
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Review

Regulation of exercise on heart rate variability in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women

[Article in English, Chinese]
Mengchen Fang et al. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. .

Abstract
in English, Chinese

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive quantitative measure of cardiac autonomic nervous activity. Due to the increase of age and the decrease of estrogen level in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, the cardiac autonomic nervous function is abnormal, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Proper exercise can increase estrogen levels, improve cardiovascular health, regulate cardiac autonomic nervous activity, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Low-moderate intensity aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, aerobic combined resistance exercise and mind-body exercise have positive effects on HRV in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Therefore, summarizing the effects of different exercise modes on HRV in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, as well as the mechanism of exercise training improvement on HRV, so as to adopt better exercise strategies to improve HRV of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, and thus reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and improve the health level and quality of life of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

心率变异性(heart rate variability，HRV)可以无创定量评估心脏自主神经活动。围绝经期和绝经后妇女由于年龄的增加和体内雌激素水平的降低，导致其心脏自主神经功能异常，心血管疾病的患病风险增加。而适当的运动可以提高雌激素水平，改善心血管健康水平，调节心脏自主神经活动，降低心血管疾病的发生风险。中低强度的有氧运动、抗阻运动、有氧结合抗阻运动和身心运动可对围绝经期和绝经后妇女HRV产生积极影响。总结不同运动方式对围绝经期和绝经后妇女HRV的影响以及运动改善HRV的机制，可为采取更佳的运动策略以改善围绝经期和绝经后妇女HRV提供依据，进而降低心血管疾病的患病风险，提高围绝经期和绝经后妇女的健康水平和生活质量。.

Keywords: exercise training; heart rate variability; menopause; perimenopause; prevention and control of cardiovascular disease.

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运动改善HRV机制 Figure 1 Mechanism of exercise on HRV improvement SOD: Superoxide dismutase; NADPH: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; ROS: Reactive oxygen species; NO: Nitric oxide; eNOS: Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; HRV: Heart rate variability; AngⅡ: Angiotensin II.
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