Key result
Taekwondo training significantly decreased resting epinephrine, arterial stiffness, resting heart rate, and blood pressure, and increased muscle strength compared to control (P < 0.05).
Why the study?
Does Taekwondo training improve blood catecholamine levels, arterial stiffness, blood pressure, and skeletal muscle strength in postmenopausal women with stage-2 hypertension?
RCT (n=20)
randomly assigned
Does Taekwondo training improve blood catecholamine levels, arterial stiffness, blood pressure, and skeletal muscle strength in postmenopausal women with stage-2 hypertension?
p-value: p=<0.05
A 12-week Taekwondo training program significantly improves blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and muscular strength in postmenopausal women with stage-2 hypertension.
Supports Taekwondo as adjunctive exercise for stage-2 hypertension in postmenopausal women; extends RCT evidence for martial arts on BP and vascular outcomes.
Objective: Menopause is associated with a progressive impairment of vascular function and muscular strength in women. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to determine if Taekwondo training could improve blood catecholamine levels, arterial stiffness, blood pressure (BP) and skeletal muscle strength in postmenopausal women with stage-2 hypertension.Methods: 20 postmenopausal women (70 ± 4 years old) with stage-2 hypertension were randomly assigned to a 1) Taekwondo training (TT; n = 10) or 2) Control (CON; n = 10) group. Taekwondo training was performed for 60 minutes/day, 3 days/week for 12-weeks.Results: There were significant (P < 0.05) group by time interactions for resting epinephrine (EP) and norepinephrine (NE) levels, with EP decreasing in the TT group and NE increasing in the CON group. Additionally, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, resting heart rate, and BP were significantly decreased, while hand grip and leg strength were significantly increased in the TT group compared to CON group.Conclusion: These results suggest that Taekwondo training can be a novel and beneficial mode of exercise for improving cardiovascular function and muscular strength in this population.
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Lee et al. (2018) conducted an RCT in stage-2 hypertension (n=20). Taekwondo training vs. Control was evaluated on resting epinephrine and norepinephrine levels, arterial stiffness, blood pressure, and skeletal muscle strength (p=<0.05). Taekwondo training significantly decreased resting epinephrine, arterial stiffness, resting heart rate, and blood pressure, and increased muscle strength compared to control (P < 0.05).
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