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Postexercise hypotension predicts the chronic effects of resistance training in middle-aged hypertensive individuals: a pilot study

Hypertension Research volume 44, pages 598–600 (2021)Cite this article

The condition in which a single bout of mild-to-moderate exercise leads to a postexercise decrease in blood pressure (BP) is called postexercise hypotension (PEH). The existing evidence suggests that PEH occurs after aerobic exercise sessions as well as resistance exercise sessions [1, 2]. Recently, a positive association was demonstrated between PEH and long-term effects of exercise training, suggesting that PEH is a predictor of the effects of training on BP [3]. However, the data showing this relationship were mostly based on aerobic training, while resistance training (RT) remains poorly studied [3,4,5]. Moreover, there is a lack of data on this effect in middle-aged hypertensive individuals undergoing treatment, who are usually asymptomatic. Thus, the aim of the present study was to determine whether there is an association between PEH and chronic changes in BP in middle-aged hypertensive individuals undergoing treatment after 8 weeks of RT. PEH was evaluated weekly throughout the follow-up period.

This is an uncontrolled pilot study involving hypertensive individuals enrolled in an RT program. Before and after the exercise intervention (48–72 h after the last exercise session), the subjects underwent body composition and office blood pressure (OBP) evaluations. The subjects completed three exercise sessions a week for 8 weeks, and PEH and OBP were evaluated once a week throughout the 8-week follow-up period. During the intervention, the participants were asked to not alter their diet, to not perform physical exercises other than those recommended for the study and to maintain the same antihypertensive medication.

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    Francesco P. Boeno, Samuel Vargas Munhoz, Thiago Rozales Ramis, Rodrigo Leal-Menezes, Emerson Barata Fragoso, Diana C. Müller & Alvaro Reischak-Oliveira

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Boeno, F.P., Munhoz, S.V., Ramis, T.R. et al. Postexercise hypotension predicts the chronic effects of resistance training in middle-aged hypertensive individuals: a pilot study. Hypertens Res 44, 598–600 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-020-00596-9

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