What does this research mean for the field?

Different types of exercise lower blood pressure and increase heart rate in healthy females, with higher intensity exercises like CrossFit producing the greatest decrease in blood pressure. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 1, 2020HealthOpen Access

The Effects of Different Quality of Exercise on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Healthy Female

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Why the study?

Exercise may reduce the risk of heart disease, but the effects of different types of exercise on blood pressure and heart rate needed comparison.

Does different quality and intensity of exercise (Walking, CrossFit, Swedish) reduce blood pressure and affect heart rate in healthy females?

Structured PICO

Does different quality and intensity of exercise (Walking, CrossFit, Swedish) reduce blood pressure and affect heart rate in healthy females?

Population

39 healthy female gym-goers, ages 14-38 years, without a history of cardiovascular disease or other illnesses, and not taking any medications. Excluded: menstruation, systolic blood pressure > 144 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure > 106 mmHg, body mass index > 38.90 Kg/m2, and heart rate > 114 bpm. Based in the Qassim region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Intervention

40 minutes of specific exercise (Walking, CrossFit, or Swedish exercise), with measurements taken 5 minutes and 15 minutes post-exercise.

Comparator

Pre-exercise baseline (rest period) and comparison between the three different exercise modalities.

Outcome

Changes in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate at 5 minutes and 15 minutes post-exercise.surrogate

Higher-intensity exercise, such as CrossFit, produces a more significant post-exercise reduction in blood pressure among healthy females compared to lower-intensity exercises.

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Implication

May support higher-intensity exercise for acute BP reduction in healthy females; hypothesis-generating and requires larger randomized confirmation.

Cite This Study

Almutawa et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e36ab28971e550d406d8d https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2020.124034

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Implication

May support higher-intensity exercise for acute BP reduction in healthy females; hypothesis-generating and requires larger randomized confirmation.

The Effects of Different Quality of Exercise on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Healthy Female

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Discussion

Implication

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The Effects of Different Quality of Exercise on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Healthy Female

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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