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Energy Constraint as a Novel Mechanism Linking Exercise and Health

Author(s) -

Herman Pontzer

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14

H-Index - 125

eISSN - 1548-9213

pISSN - 1548-9221

DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00027.2018

Subject(s) - mechanism (biology) , energy expenditure , downregulation and upregulation , physical activity , reproduction , constraint (computer aided design) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biology , ecology , physics , engineering , genetics , gene , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics

Humans and other species adapt dynamically to changes in daily physical activity, maintaining total energy expenditure within a narrow range. Chronic exercise thus suppresses other physiological activity, including immunity, reproduction, and stress response. This exercise-induced downregulation improves health at moderate levels of physical activity but can be detrimental at extreme workloads.

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