RT Journal Article
T1 Impact of Active Recovery and Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Blood-Flow and Blood Lactate Removal in Healthy People.
A1 Sañudo, Borja
A1 Bartolome, Diego
A1 Tejero, Sergio
A1 Ponce-Gonzalez, Jesus Gustavo
A1 Loza, Juan Pedro
A1 Figueroa, Arturo
K1 Blood flow
K1 Electrical myostimulation
K1 Exercise
K1 Peak blood velocity
K1 Recovery
AB This study aimed to determine whether an active recovery with added whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) can increase blood flow and lead to blood lactate removal after intense exercise. Thirty-five healthy individuals (23.1 ± 4.6 years) were randomly assigned to: (a) an experimental group using active recovery together with the WB-EMS (n = 18) or (b) a control group using the same active recovery protocol with the suit with no-stimulation (CON, n = 17). Participants performed a maximal graded exercise test followed by an active recovery protocol (walking at 40% of their maximum aerobic velocity). During the recovery, participants in WB-EMS and CON received continuous stimulation at 7 Hz or no stimulation, respectively. Heart rate, blood lactate concentrations, pain/discomfort, and hemodynamic measurements were recorded before and after the test, and repeated immediately after and at min 30 and 60. The between-group analysis showed a substantially greater Peak blood velocity (-0.27 [-0.68; 0.14]) in WB-EMS compared to CON. The pain/discomfort levels were also lower in WB-EMS compared with CON (0.66 [-0.12; 1.45]). Non-significant differences in participants' blood lactate were observed in WB-EMS compared with CON both immediately; at 30and 60 min. Our findings suggest that increased local blood flow induced by WB-EMS may have contributed to greater lactate removal from active muscles and blood lactate clearance. WB-EMS may be an effective means of increasing muscle blood flow after a maximal graded exercise test and could result in improved recovery.
PB Frontiers Research Foundation
SN 1664-042X
YR 2020
FD 2020-03-19
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15510
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15510
LA en
NO Sañudo B, Bartolomé D, Tejero S, Ponce-González JG, Loza JP, Figueroa A. Impact of Active Recovery and Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Blood-Flow and Blood Lactate Removal in Healthy People. Front Physiol. 2020 Apr 15;11:310
DS RISalud
RD Jul 29, 2025