Gordon BDH, et al. – Researchers compared 12-weeks of home-based (HOM) isometric exercise training (IET) with laboratory-based, face-to-face (LAB) IET on the impact of resting blood pressure (RBP) levels in 22 hypertensive adults aged 24-60 years. Participants were randomized to three conditions: HOM, LAB, or control (CON). IET included isometric handgrip training (4 x 2-minutes at 30% maximum voluntary contraction for 3 days/week). The investigators measured RBP levels every 6 weeks (0, 6, and 12 weeks) during training and 6 weeks post-training (18 weeks). Findings revealed clinically meaningful, but not statistically significant, reductions in RBP levels following 12 weeks of LAB IET, which was sustained for 6 weeks of detraining. In the HOM group, 12 weeks of training led to attenuated RBP levels, which was sustained for an additional 6 weeks of detraining. These results suggested that HOM IET programs may be a favorable community-based strategy to combat hypertension, but additional work is warranted should IET be routinely employed outside of the laboratory.