Ferrari R, et al. – In a study population of hypertensive elderly men, the impacts of different types of exercise on post–exercise hypotension (PEH) was assessed. In elderly patients with essential hypertension, acute PEH elicited by concurrent exercise was similar to that induced by aerobic exercise, however, it was not of the same duration as observed with aerobic exercise.

Methods

• This study included twenty elderly men with essential hypertension who participated in three crossover interventions, in random order, and on separate days: a non-exercise control session at seated rest, aerobic exercise performed for 45 min, and 45 min of concurrent resistance and aerobic exercise consisted of 4 sets of 8 repetitions at 70% 1RM of resistance exercise followed by aerobic exercise on treadmill.
• The blood pressure (BP) was measured after each session, continuously for 1 h in the laboratory and for 24 h under ambulatory conditions.

Results

• Findings demonstrated that during the first hour in laboratory, diastolic BP was lower after aerobic (- 5 mm Hg) and concurrent exercise (- 6 mm Hg) in comparison with Control.
• Researchers observed that day-time diastolic BP was significantly lower after aerobic exercise (- 7 mm Hg) when compared to the control.
• They noted that there were no significant differences among the three experimental sessions for night-time and 24-hour diastolic BP, as well as day-time, night-time and 24-hour systolic BP.