Increase in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor After Cycling Exercise Resisting Electrically Stimulated Antagonist Muscle Contractions in Overweight Japanese People: A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind, Crossover Trial
In overweight individuals, HERG increased post-exercise serum BDNF levels more than ergometer exercise alone, despite the exercise intensity remaining the same at the anaerobic threshold. The exercise method that combines the HERG may be a useful form of exercise for overweight individuals.
Authors
- Masayuki Omoto
- Sohei Iwanaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8544-2371)
- Sachiyo Yoshio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7860-6916)
- Dan Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6098-1224)
- Takahiro Sugimoto
- Hiroo Matsuse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-6640)
- Ryuki Hashida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2459-9949)
- Takumi Kawaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7064-4325)
- Eriko Baba
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Kurume University Hospital (JP)
- Center for Global Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.80694
- Primary Topic
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00