WEBINAR—Peripheral and Cerebral Vascular Responses Following High-intensity Interval Exercise

May 9, 2023
11 a.m. EDT

Bert Bond, PhD, and Max Weston, of the University of Exeter in the U.K., will present an overview of their study investigating the effects high-intensity interval exercise (HIEE) has on cerebrovascular health. 

In the Bond lab's study, 30 minutes of HIIE completed at both 75% and 90% VO2max improved peripheral vascular function at one and three hours following exercise in healthy young adults, compared with work-matched continuous moderate-intensity exercise and sedentary control conditions. By contrast, cerebrovascular function was unchanged following all conditions. This is the first study to identify that acute improvements in peripheral vascular function following high-intensity interval exercise are not mirrored by improvements in cerebrovascular function in healthy young adults. 

Speakers

Bert Bond, PhD, is a senior lecturer in sport and health sciences at the University of Exeter in the U.K. His research focuses on understanding how lifestyle exposures (e.g., exercise, nutrition, sleep and head impacts) influence parameters of cardiometabolic and vascular health across the lifespan. This involves performing a range of innovative techniques, notably vascular ultrasound, across a range of populations.

Max Weston is an associate lecturer and PhD candidate in sport and health sciences at the University of Exeter, in the U.K. His PhD is funded by the QUEX Institute, a collaboration between the University of Exeter and the University of Queensland in Australia, and focuses on the regulation of cerebral blood flow during exercise in children, adolescents and adults.