Key result
A 12-week brisk walking intervention reduced systolic blood pressure by a mean of 4.95 mmHg in middle-aged adults with mild hypertension, compared to a mean increase of 1.38 mmHg in the control group.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine the mean reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure with a brisk-walking exercise intervention in a middle-aged mild-hypertensive population.
Does a 12-week brisk walking intervention reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in middle-aged individuals with mild hypertension?
RCT (n=42)
Randomized
No
Does a 12-week brisk walking intervention reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in middle-aged individuals with mild hypertension?
Absolute Event Rate: -4.95% vs 1.38%
A 12-week brisk walking intervention at moderate intensity effectively reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure in middle-aged individuals with mild hypertension.
Brisk walking offers a low-cost SBP-lowering option for mild hypertension; confirms moderate-intensity exercise efficacy in middle-aged adults.
Purpose: 12 week- brisk walking exercise intervention at 50%-70% intensity was carried out in the study to examine the mean reduction on systolic and diastolic blood pressures of middle-aged mild-hypertensive population in Asaba, Nigeria. Methodology: The study comprised of 42 male and female middle-aged (36-45years) individuals who recorded mild-hypertension. A control group-pre-test and post-test experimental design was used to randomly assign the individuals into treatment and control groups. Whereas, arithmetic mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data according to the difference in mean scores. Conclusion: In conclusion, 12-week brisk walking intervention showed a mean reduction on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of middle-aged mild-hypertensive population. Precisely, the experiment indicated that those who did not partake in the exercise intervention (control group) showed an increase on SBP and a decrease on DBP and thereby indicating a relatively higher mean reduction of 12-week brisk-walking exercise on SBP of middle-aged mild-hypertensive population. Recommendations: The study recommended that 50% -70% intensity of 12-week brisk-walking exercise may likely present a therapeutic intervention for people with mild-hypertension.
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Humphrey et al. (2021) conducted an RCT in Mild hypertension (n=42). Brisk walking exercise vs. No exercise was evaluated on Mean change in systolic blood pressure (SBP). A 12-week brisk walking intervention reduced systolic blood pressure by a mean of 4.95 mmHg in middle-aged adults with mild hypertension, compared to a mean increase of 1.38 mmHg in the control group.
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