High-intensity interval training is an effective exercise mode to maintain normal blood pressure during pregnancy: a randomized control trial.

ABSTRACT: Pregnant women are more susceptible to high blood pressure (BP) than the general adult population; therefore, all means of preventing this condition should be considered. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is effective in this regard in the general population, but there is a lack of evidence of its effectiveness during pregnancy. This study aimed to compare an 8-week HIIT program to self-performed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among pregnant women by evaluating changes in BP after a maximal progressive cardiorespiratory exercise test (CPET) performed at pre-intervention and post-intervention time points. A total of 54 Caucasian women in uncomplicated, singleton pregnancies (age 32 ± 4 years, 22 ± 4 weeks of gestation; M ± SD) with normal BP values completed the interventions.

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564664 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature