Key result
Resistance exercise lowers BP ~4-8 mmHg and improves vascular endothelial function.
Why the study?
The effects of chronic resistance exercise training on blood pressure and putative blood pressure-regulating mechanisms in middle-aged and older adults with untreated elevated blood pressure or stage-1 hypertension remained largely uninvestigated.
Does resistance exercise training reduce blood pressure in middle-aged and older adults with untreated elevated blood pressure or stage-1 hypertension?
RCT
randomized
Does resistance exercise training reduce blood pressure in middle-aged and older adults with untreated elevated blood pressure or stage-1 hypertension?
Resistance exercise training for 9 weeks effectively lowers blood pressure and improves vascular endothelial function in adults with elevated blood pressure or stage-1 hypertension.
Supports resistance training as initial BP management in stage-1 hypertension; extends prior aerobic exercise evidence to resistance modalities.
This is among the first studies to investigate the effects of chronic resistance exercise training on blood pressure (BP) and putative BP regulating mechanisms in middle-aged and older adults with untreated elevated BP or stage-1 hypertension in a randomized, nonexercise-controlled trial. Nine weeks of resistance exercise training elicits 4- to 8-mmHg improvements in systolic and diastolic BP alongside improvements in vascular endothelial function and total peripheral resistance without influencing central arterial stiffness or cardiovagal function.
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Banks et al. (2023) conducted an RCT in untreated elevated blood pressure or stage-1 hypertension. resistance exercise training vs. nonexercise control was evaluated on blood pressure. Nine weeks of resistance exercise training elicited 4- to 8-mmHg improvements in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and improved vascular endothelial function.
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