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Vasculature Changes and Blood Pressure Reductions Following Both Resistance and Aerobic Training Despite Age or Body Fatness in Hypertensive Individuals
Author(s) -
Carta Kerin M,
Ferechette Vincent,
Fernhall Bo,
Tobin Melissa Marie,
Collier Scott Robert
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.957.26
Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , blood pressure , aerobic exercise , medicine , pulse wave velocity , hemodynamics , vascular resistance , cardiology , resistance training , population , obesity , pulse pressure , endocrinology , environmental health
The benefits of exercise training on blood pressure (BP) are well established, but the effects of age and obesity status on resting hemodynamics and vasculature changes have not been elucidated in hypertensive patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of age and weight on hemodynamics and arterial stiffness following resistance and aerobic training in a population with elevated blood pressure. Thirty‐two pre or stage 1 essential hypertensives (21 Males and 11 females) who were not taking any medications were recruited (Age= 48±1.3 yrs, Height 172±1.8cm, Weight 90.1±3.8kg, SBP 140±2.4 mmHg, DBP 80±1 mmHg) and were randomly assigned to 4‐weeks of resistance (RE) or aerobic (AE) training (16 in each group). Before and after training we obtained measures of resting BP and arterial distensibility (pulse wave velocity). While mode of exercise did have an effect on arterial distensibility (RE increased stiffness and AE decreased stiffness), age and obesity status did not show a significant effect. Further, AE and RE both lowered resting BP significantly with no difference between mode of exercise.