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February 8, 2019The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Acute Effect of a Single Session of Pilates on Blood Pressure and Cardiac Autonomic Control in Middle-Aged Adults With Hypertension

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Why the study?

The study investigated the blood pressure and heart rate variability responses to a single session of Pilates among adults with hypertension.

Does a single session of Pilates reduce blood pressure and alter heart rate variability in middle-aged adults with hypertension?

Population

13 adults with hypertension aged 44-66 years

Comparison

A single Pilates session vs a nonexercise control session

Design

Randomized counterbalanced crossover study

Follow-up

60 minutes

Authors

FCFelipe A. CunhaRCRicardo CordeiroWMWalace Monteiro

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Overview

Acute Pilates may lower BP in hypertensives; leaves open durability with repeated sessions.

Structured PICO

Does a single session of Pilates reduce blood pressure and alter heart rate variability in middle-aged adults with hypertension?

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Population
13 middle-aged adults with hypertension, aged 44-66 years, 7 women.
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Intervention
A single session of Pilates.
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Comparator
Nonexercise control session.
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Outcome
Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate variability (HRV) responses assessed 10 minutes before and 60 minutes after sessions.surrogate

A single session of Pilates acutely reduces systolic blood pressure by approximately 7 mmHg in middle-aged adults with hypertension, accompanied by lowered cardiac parasympathetic activity.

Cite This Study

Cunha et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d40b2c66da78fab8b2c06https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000003060
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