In:
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 53, No. 4 ( 2021-4), p. 860-868
Abstract:
Low energy availability (EA) may impede adaptation to exercise, suppressing reproductive function and bone turnover. Exercise energy expenditure (EEE) measurements lack definition and consistency. This study aimed to compare EA measured from moderate and vigorous physical activity from accelerometry (EEE mpva ) with EA from total physical activity (EEE tpa ) from doubly labeled water in women. The secondary aim was to determine the relationship of EA with physical fitness, body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, heart rate variability (HRV), and eating behavior (Brief Eating Disorder in Athletes Questionnaire [BEDA-Q]). Methods This was a prospective, repeated-measures study, assessing EA measures and training adaptation during 11-month basic military training. Forty-seven women (23.9 ± 2.6 yr) completed three consecutive 10-d assessments of EEE mvpa , EEE tpa , and energy intake (EI). EA measures were compared using linear regression and Bland–Altman analyses; relationships of EA with fat mass, HRV, 1.5-mile run times, and BEDA-Q were evaluated using partial correlations. Results EA from EEE mvpa demonstrated strong agreement with EA from EEE tpa across the measurement range ( R 2 = 0.76, r = 0.87, P 〈 0.001) and was higher by 10 kcal·kg −1 FFM·d −1 . However, EA was low in absolute terms because of underreported EI. Higher EA was associated with improved 1.5-mile run time ( r = 0.28, P 〈 0.001), fat mass loss ( r = 0.38, P 〈 0.001), and lower BEDA-Q score ( r = −0.37, P 〈 0.001) but not HRV (all P 〉 0.10). Conclusion Accelerometry-based EEE demonstrated validity against doubly labeled water during multistressor training, the difference representing 10 kcal·kg −1 FFM·d −1 EEE from nonexercise activity. Beneficial physical but not autonomic adaptations were associated with higher EA. EA mvpa and BEDA-Q warrant consideration for low EA assessment and screening.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1530-0315
,
0195-9131
DOI:
10.1249/MSS.0000000000002527
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2031167-9
SSG:
31
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