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Minimal Dose of Resistance Exercise Required to Induce Immediate Hypotension Effect in Older Adults with Hypertension: Randomized Cross-Over Controlled Trial

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  • Pedro Gargallo

    (Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain)

  • José Casaña

    (Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain)

  • Luis Suso-Martí

    (Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain)

  • Ferran Cuenca-Martínez

    (Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain)

  • Rubén López-Bueno

    (Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain
    Department of Physical Medicine and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Lars Louis Andersen

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark)

  • Laura López-Bueno

    (Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain)

  • Alba Cuerda-del Pino

    (Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain)

  • Joaquín Calatayud

    (Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Spain
    National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Abstract

To determine the optimal exercise volume to generate a hypotension response after the execution of a single strength exercise in elderly subjects with hypertension (HT), a randomized crossover design was performed. A total of 19 elderly subjects with HT performed one control session and three experimental sessions of resistance training with different volumes in a randomized order: three, six, and nine sets of 20 repetitions maximum (RM) of a single elbow flexion exercise with elastic bands. The systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean heart rate (MHR) were tested at the beginning and immediately afterwards, at 30 and 60 min, and at 4, 5, and 6 h after the resistance exercise. The results show that the volumes of six and nine sets of 20 RM obtained statistically significant differences in the SBP at 30 and 60 min post-exercise ( p < 0.05); in the DBP at 30 min after exercise ( p < 0.05); and in the MHR immediately after exercise at 30 and 60 min ( p < 0.05), compared to a control session. A single resistance exercise with a minimum volume of six sets of 20 RM generated an acute post-exercise antihypertensive response that was maintained for 60 min in elderly people with controlled HT.

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  • Pedro Gargallo & José Casaña & Luis Suso-Martí & Ferran Cuenca-Martínez & Rubén López-Bueno & Lars Louis Andersen & Laura López-Bueno & Alba Cuerda-del Pino & Joaquín Calatayud, 2022. "Minimal Dose of Resistance Exercise Required to Induce Immediate Hypotension Effect in Older Adults with Hypertension: Randomized Cross-Over Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:14218-:d:958579
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