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Does 12 weeks of low-intensity aerobic exercise training reduce resting blood pressure and blood pressure responses to stress compared to moderate-intensity exercise training in borderline hypertensive humans?
Does 12 weeks of low-intensity aerobic exercise training reduce resting blood pressure and blood pressure responses to stress compared to moderate-intensity exercise training in borderline hypertensive humans?
In borderline hypertensive humans, 12 weeks of low-intensity aerobic exercise is more effective than moderate-intensity exercise at reducing resting blood pressure and stress responses.
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May favor low-intensity exercise for BP reduction in borderline hypertension; hypothesis-generating, requiring larger trials before practice change.
These results suggest that, in borderline hypertensive humans, 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training attenuates the cardiovascular responses to the Stroop. Furthermore, low-intensity exercise training appears to be a more effective stimulus than moderate-intensity exercise training in reducing resting blood pressure and blood pressure responses to stress.
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