Does isometric training at a moderate intensity improve resting blood pressure and autonomic control in older adults with hypertension?
Moderate intensity isometric training lowers resting blood pressure and increases vagal modulation in older hypertensive adults.
It is concluded that isometric training at a moderate intensity elicits a hypotensive response and a simultaneous increase in vagal modulation in older adults with hypertension.
Taylor et al. (Sat,) studied this question.