The hormonal response to exercise.

In the present paper, the hormonal (or rather the autonomic neuroendocrine) changes elicited during exercise are outlined. The author’s working hypothesis concerning the control of the hormonal response to exercise is mentioned, and the influence of the autonomic neuroendocrine system on exercise metabolism is discussed. The exposition is mainly based on the documentation given in Galbo (I 983). However, studies quoted in that book will not be explicitly referred to here. Instead references will be given to recent work not included in Galbo (1983). Most information on exercise endocrinology is derived from experiments in man. However, recent animal studies will be emphasized and species differences of which the author is aware will be mentioned.