Influence of Resistance Training Practice on Autonomic Cardiac Control of Hypertensive Elderly Women

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of resistance training on autonomic cardiac control of hypertensive elderly women. The study sample consisted of 7 sedentary elderly women with controlled hypertension (age: 65.1 ± 3.5 yrs; systolic blood pressure: 129.1 ± 4.1 mmHg; and dias...

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Published inJournal of exercise physiology online Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 37
Main Authors Gambassi, Bruno Bavaresco, Schwingel, Paulo Adriano, Mesquita, Fabrício, Carnevali, Maria da Penha, de Oliveira, Diana, Sotão, Samir Seguins, Alves, Cândida Helena Lopes, Almeida, Fabiano de Jesus Furtado
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Duluth American Society of Exercise Physiologists 01.02.2019
Subjects
Blood pressure
Hypertension
Older people
Strength training
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of resistance training on autonomic cardiac control of hypertensive elderly women. The study sample consisted of 7 sedentary elderly women with controlled hypertension (age: 65.1 ± 3.5 yrs; systolic blood pressure: 129.1 ± 4.1 mmHg; and diastolic blood pressure: 84.4 ± 4.4 mmHg). Autonomic cardiac control before and after resistance training was evaluated by measuring heart rate variability. Twelve weeks of resistance training (2 wks with 3 sets of 15 reps [low intensity] + 10 wks with 3 sets of 8 reps [moderate intensity]) was performed 2 times·wk-1 with a 48-hr rest interval between each session. The results indicate that there were no significant improvements in the indexes rMSSD (P=0.295), NN50 (P=0.424), HF (P=0.733), and LF/HF ratio (P=0.309) in the hypertensive elderly women. The resistance training protocol applied in the present research was not effective in improving the autonomic cardiac control of the study population.
ISSN:1097-9751