Physiological Effects of Bioceramic Material: Harvard Step, Resting Metabolic Rate and Treadmill Running Assessments

10.4077/CJP.2013.BAB132

Ting-Kai Leung；Chia-Hua Kuo；Chi-Ming Lee；Nai-Wen Kan；Chien-Wen Hou

bioceramic ； Harvard step test ； oxygen consumption ； parasympathetic ； resting metabolic rate (RMR)

The Chinese Journal of Physiology

56卷6期（2013 / 12 / 31）

334 - 340

英文

Previous biomolecular and animal studies have shown that a room-temperature far-infrared-ray-emitting ceramic material (bioceramic) demonstrates physical-biological effects, including the normalization of psychologically induced stress-conditioned elevated heart rate in animals. In this clinical study, the Harvard step test, the resting metabolic rate (RMR) assessment and the treadmill running test were conducted to evaluate possible physiological effects of the bioceramic material in human patients. The analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) during the Harvard step test indicated that the bioceramic material significantly increased the high-frequency (HF) power spectrum. In addition, the results of RMR analysis suggest that the bioceramic material reduced oxygen consumption (VO2). Our results demonstrate that the bioceramic material has the tendency to stimulate parasympathetic responses, which may reduce resting energy expenditure and improve cardiorespiratory recovery following exercise.

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