Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences?
This study aimed to compare the heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy young people while riding a real horse or a horse gait simulator. The sample consisted of a group of 23 healthy young adults aged 22.91 (2.37), who rode a horse for five minutes at walking speed and spent five minutes on a horse...
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| author | Santos Villafaina Carmen Cordón-González Daniel Collado-Mateo Juan P. Fuentes-García J. C. Adsuar E. Merellano-Navarro J. A. Parraca |
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| description | This study aimed to compare the heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy young people while riding a real horse or a horse gait simulator. The sample consisted of a group of 23 healthy young adults aged 22.91 (2.37), who rode a horse for five minutes at walking speed and spent five minutes on a horse gait simulator, while their HRV values were being recorded. Furthermore, immediately after each protocol, the HRV at rest was also recorded to observe the acute effects. We used the paired samples t-test to compare between the HRV during the horse-riding and the horse simulator-riding activities, as well as the differences in the acute effects between both situations. The findings indicate that the HRV was lower when participants were riding the horse compared with the activity on the horse simulator. However, no differences were observed immediately after the two protocols. Therefore, we state that the sympathetic tone is higher while riding a real horse than while riding a horse simulator. These differences may be due to emotional aspects and not due to differences in the physical load, considering the absence of differences in the acute effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf3d5008b6a140ca9db93b9d005ddc602022-12-22T03:09:49ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172019-05-01911219410.3390/app9112194app9112194Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences?Santos Villafaina0Carmen Cordón-González1Daniel Collado-Mateo2Juan P. Fuentes-García3J. C. Adsuar4E. Merellano-Navarro5J. A. Parraca6Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainFaculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainPhysical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainFaculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainFaculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainFacultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca 1670, ChileDepartamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, 7000-727 Évora, PortugalThis study aimed to compare the heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy young people while riding a real horse or a horse gait simulator. The sample consisted of a group of 23 healthy young adults aged 22.91 (2.37), who rode a horse for five minutes at walking speed and spent five minutes on a horse gait simulator, while their HRV values were being recorded. Furthermore, immediately after each protocol, the HRV at rest was also recorded to observe the acute effects. We used the paired samples t-test to compare between the HRV during the horse-riding and the horse simulator-riding activities, as well as the differences in the acute effects between both situations. The findings indicate that the HRV was lower when participants were riding the horse compared with the activity on the horse simulator. However, no differences were observed immediately after the two protocols. Therefore, we state that the sympathetic tone is higher while riding a real horse than while riding a horse simulator. These differences may be due to emotional aspects and not due to differences in the physical load, considering the absence of differences in the acute effects.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/11/2194horsebackheart rate variabilityemotionsphysical load |
| spellingShingle | Santos Villafaina Carmen Cordón-González Daniel Collado-Mateo Juan P. Fuentes-García J. C. Adsuar E. Merellano-Navarro J. A. Parraca Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences? Applied Sciences horseback heart rate variability emotions physical load |
| title | Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences? |
| title_full | Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences? |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences? |
| title_short | Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences? |
| title_sort | influence of horseback riding and horse simulator riding on heart rate variability are there differences |
| topic | horseback heart rate variability emotions physical load |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/11/2194 |
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