Why the study?
Does endurance exercise training reduce resting heart rate in sedentary older adults?
Population
13 controlled clinical trials pooling 651 sedentary older adults (mean age >= 60 years).
Comparison
Endurance exercise training as the only… vs Nonexercise control group.
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports endurance exercise prescription to lower resting heart rate in sedentary older adults; reinforces benefits with longer training durations.
Does endurance exercise training reduce resting heart rate in sedentary older adults?
Endurance exercise training significantly reduces resting heart rate by an average of 6 bpm in sedentary older adults, with greater effects seen with training durations over 30 weeks.
Huang et al. (2005) studied this question.
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