Key result
Higher and lower intensity endurance training reduced systolic blood pressure to a similar extent, but only higher intensity training significantly reduced weight, body fat, and blood lipids.
Why the study?
Does higher intensity endurance training improve blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors more than lower intensity training in sedentary older adults?
RCT (n=48)
Crossover
Does higher intensity endurance training improve blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors more than lower intensity training in sedentary older adults?
Higher and lower intensity endurance training similarly reduce systolic blood pressure in older sedentary adults, but higher intensity training provides additional benefits for weight, body fat, and lipid profiles.
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Higher-intensity endurance training may be preferred for broader cardiometabolic gains in older adults; extends evidence on intensity-dependent effects beyond blood pressure.
Cornelissen et al. (2009) conducted an RCT in Sedentary older adults (n=48). Higher intensity endurance training vs. Lower intensity endurance training (33% of heart rate reserve) was evaluated on Blood pressure reduction. Higher and lower intensity endurance training reduced systolic blood pressure to a similar extent, but only higher intensity training significantly reduced weight, body fat, and blood lipids.
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