Resistance Exercise Modify Cardiovascular Responses of Professors During Teaching and Sleep

The 40% one maximum repetition resistance exercise session lasted 40 minutes. Three circuits with 7 exercises, 16 repetitions were performed for each exercise, with an interval of 60 seconds between exercises and 120 seconds between circuits. The duration of repetition in the exercises was 3 seconds - 1 second in the concentric phase and 2 seconds in the eccentric phase of the movement.

The 80% one maximum repetition resistance exercise session lasted 40 minutes. Three circuits with 7 exercises, 16 repetitions were performed for each exercise, with an interval of 60 seconds between exercises and 120 seconds between circuits. The duration of repetition in the exercises was 3 seconds - 1 second in the concentric phase and 2 seconds in the eccentric phase of the movement.

In the control session, the participants remained seated in a comfortable chair in the same environment of the resistance exercise sessions.