Increase in testosterone and cortisol one week after repeated exercise in a cold environment
A 5-day period of daily exercise in a cold environment showed no immediate effects, but a potential to elicit adaptive changes delayed for up to 7 days, leading to a significant increase in steroid hormones, without changing the testosterone/cortisol ratio.
Authors
- Radim Jebavý (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1322-0788)
- Daniela Hornikova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-5575)
- Jitka Žurmanová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6939-7136)
- Barbara Elsnicová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6277-2634)
- Jana Jaklová Dytrtová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6024-8679)
- Ludmila Máčová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0541-9620)
- František Galatik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-2604)
- František Novák (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-3977)
- Petr Vodička (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-9158)
- Marie Bicikova
- Michal Jakl
- Tomáš Navrátil
Institutions
- Charles University (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry (CZ)
- Institute of Endocrinology (CZ)
- Sportas (Czechia) (CZ)
- General University Hospital in Prague (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1731242
- Primary Topic
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Univerzita Karlova v Praze