Resistance exercise performed with repetitions until failure affects nocturnal blood pressure decreases in hypertensive women/Exercício de força realizado com repetições até à falha concêntrica altera a redução noturna da pressão arterial em mulheres hipertensas

• Published in: Motricidade Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 148
• Main Authors: Correia, Marilia de Almeida, Lima, Aluísio Henrique Rodrigues Andrade, Cardoso, Crivaldo Gomes, Rodrigues-da-Silva, Anderson José Melo, Oliveira, Jacilene Guedes, Cavalcante, Bruno Remígio, Souza, Bruna Cadengue Coelho, Macedo, Edson Magno, Sobral-Filho, Dário Celestino, Ritti-Dias, Raphael Mendes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ribeira de Pena Edições Desafio Singular 01.07.2015
• ISSN: 1646-107X; 2182-2972
• DOI: 10.6063/motricidade.4706

Studies have shown that resistance exercise reduces 24-hour blood pressure to levels below resting values, although this is not a universal finding. The number of repetitions has been shown to influence this response. Thus, the aim of the study is to analyze the effects of resistance exercise performed until failure (UF) on 24-hour blood pressure in hypertensive women. Thirteen hypertensive women underwent three experimental sessions in random order: UF, resistance exercise with repetitions before concentric failure (BF) and control (C). Prior to and up to 24 hours after the sessions, cardiovascular variables, as well as the nocturnal fall in blood pressure, the morning surge, and the presence or absence of a blood pressure dip pattern were established using an ambulatory blood pressure monitor. In both wakefulness and sleep, there was no significant difference among the three groups. However, after UF and C fewer patients presented a dip in blood pressure compared BF, p=0.047. In conclusion, the UF attenuated blood pressure dips at night in hypertensive patients.