Watermelon Juice for Heart Rate Recovery and Muscle Soreness
This study is looking at how different drinks affect your heart rate recovery (how quickly your heart rate returns to normal after exercise) and muscle soreness after exercise. Researchers want to see if drinking watermelon juice, Gatorade, sugar water, or plain water before exercise makes a difference. You might be able to join if you are a healthy adult between 21 and 50 years old. The study aims to find out if any of these drinks help your heart rate recover faster and reduce muscle soreness 24 hours later. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 27 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive specific treatments (watermelon juice, Gatorade, sugar water, or water). It plans to enroll 27 healthy adults.
- What's involved
- You would drink one of the assigned beverages an hour before a submaximal exercise session. Your heart rate will be measured at baseline and for up to 20 minutes after exercise.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your heart rate will be measured for up to 20 minutes after exercise, and muscle soreness will be assessed 24 hours after exercise.
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Effects of Watermelon Juice on Heart Rate Recovery and Post-exercise Muscle Soreness
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Change of heart rate after submax exerciseBaseline and every minute post exercise for a maximum 20 minutes post exercise.
The participants then were fitted to cycling shoes and familiarized with the Lode cycle ergometer (Lode Excalibur Sport, Groningen, Netherlands), completed a warm-up and were asked to perform a criterion work rate trial ending at 80% predicted HRmax. Heart rate was recorded every minute post exercise for a maximum of 20 minutes post exercise.