Pre-conditioning exercise followed by 6 weeks of HIIT improved systolic and mean arterial blood pressure, rate pressure product, and heart rate reserve (each P<0.05) in sedentary aging men.
Observational (n=39)
Does a program of pre-conditioning exercise and high intensity interval training improve resting blood pressure, metabolic capacity, and heart rate reserve in sedentary aging men?
A program of preconditioning exercise followed by HIIT safely improves blood pressure, heart rate reserve, and metabolic capacity in sedentary aging men without causing pathological cardiovascular remodeling.
p-value: p=<0.05
This study examined a programme of pre-conditioning exercise with subsequent high intensity interval training (HIIT) on blood pressure, echocardiography, cardiac strain mechanics and maximal metabolic (MET) capacity in sedentary (SED) aging men compared with age matched masters athletes (LEX). Using a STROBE compliant observational design, 39 aging male participants (SED; n = 22, aged 62.7 ± 5.2 yrs) (LEX; n = 17, aged = 61.1 ± 5.4 yrs) were recruited to a study that necessitated three distinct assessment phases; enrolment (Phase A), following pre-conditioning exercise in SED (Phase B), then following 6 weeks of HIIT performed once every five days by both groups before reassessment (Phase C). Hemodynamic, echocardiographic and cardiac strain mechanics were obtained at rest and maximal cardiorespiratory and chronotropic responses were obtained at each measurement phase. The training intervention improved systolic, mean arterial blood pressure, rate pressure product and heart rate reserve (each P < 0.05) in SED and increased MET capacity in both SED and LEX (P < 0.01) which was amplified by HIIT. Echocardiography and cardiac strain measures were unremarkable apart from trivial increase to intra-ventricular septum diastole (IVSd) (P < 0.05) and decrease to left ventricular internal dimension diastole (LVId) (P < 0.05) in LEX following HIIT. A programme of preconditioning exercise with HIIT induces clinically relevant improvements in blood pressure, rate pressure product and encourages recovery of heart rate reserve in SED, while improving maximal MET capacity in both SED and LEX without inducing any pathological cardiovascular remodeling. These data add to the emerging repute of HIIT as a safe and promising exercise prescription to improve cardiovascular function and metabolic capacity in sedentary aging.
Grace et al. (Sat,) conducted a observational in Sedentary aging (n=39). Pre-conditioning exercise and high intensity interval training (HIIT) vs. Age-matched masters athletes was evaluated on Blood pressure, echocardiography, cardiac strain mechanics, and maximal metabolic capacity (p=<0.05). Pre-conditioning exercise followed by 6 weeks of HIIT improved systolic and mean arterial blood pressure, rate pressure product, and heart rate reserve (each P<0.05) in sedentary aging men.