The effect of different doses of aerobic exercise training on exercise blood pressure in overweight and obese postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Abnormally elevated exercise blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Aerobic exercise training has been shown to reduce exercise blood pressure. However, it is unknown whether these improvements occur in a dose-dependent manner. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of different doses of aerobic exercise training on exercise blood pressure in obese postmenopausal women.

Methods

Participants (N = 404) were randomized to one of four groups--groups with 4, 8, or 12 kcal/kg of energy expenditure per week or a nonexercise control group--for 6 months. Exercise blood pressure was obtained during the 50-watt stage of a cycle ergometer maximal exercise test.

Results

There was a significant reduction in sys

SUBMITTER: Swift DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3341588 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature