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Hormonal Responses to Endurance and Resistance Exercise in Females Aged 19–69 Years

^a Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
^b Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
^c College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

Jennifer L. Copeland, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, 105 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5C2 E-mail: jec324{at}duke.usask.ca.

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Thirty cross-trained, female subjects (19–69 years) completed an endurance exercise session (ES), a resistance exercise session (RS), and a control session (CS) in a randomized, balanced design. The ES consisted of 40 minutes of cycling at 75% maximum heart rate, and the RS consisted of 3 sets of 10 repetitions of eight exercises. During the CS, subjects performed no exercise. Before and after exercise, and after 30 minutes of recovery, blood samples were analyzed for plasma lactate and serum growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1, testosterone, estradiol, dehydroepiandrosterone, and cortisol. Samples were taken during the CS at the same intervals as during the exercise sessions. There were no age-related differences in intensity measures during exercise. Absolute change from baseline in testosterone (p < .001), estradiol (p < .05), and growth hormone (p < .01) was significantly greater in the ES and RS compared with that in the CS. Absolute change in dehydroepiandrosterone was significantly greater in the RS only (p < .05). Results indicate that an acute bout of exercise can increase concentrations of anabolic hormones in females across a wide age range.

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