Key result
A 10-week yoga or aerobics health promotion program was completed by 98 predominantly Black older adults to lower blood pressure, followed by a 10-month peer-led continuation program.
Why the study?
Does a health promotion program (yoga or aerobics) lower or stabilize blood pressure levels in low-income elders?
Does a health promotion program (yoga or aerobics) lower or stabilize blood pressure levels in low-income elders?
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Feasibility of peer-led yoga/aerobics shown in low-income Black elders; leaves open BP effects and requires controlled trials.
Ninety-eight low-income elders, 91% of whom were black, completed a 10-week health promotion program for the purpose of lowering or stabilizing blood pressure levels. Comparisons were made between classes that met weekly versus 3 times a week, and between yoga and aerobics formats. A peer-led program was developed that continued for 10 months after the professionally-led class was terminated.
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Daniel A. Haber (1986) studied this question. A 10-week yoga or aerobics health promotion program was completed by 98 predominantly Black older adults to lower blood pressure, followed by a 10-month peer-led continuation program.
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