“…It affects about 37% of adults worldwide, and is one of the major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease, morbidity, and mortality (Martínez-Rueda et al, 2019). Resistance training is recommended as a complementary exercise therapy for hypertension treatment (Chobanian et al, 2003;Lenfant et al, 2003;Volaklis and Tokmakidis, 2005;Williams et al, 2007;Cornelissen et al, 2011;Mancia et al, 2013;Thompson et al, 2013;Malachias et al, 2016;Martínez-Rueda et al, 2019). Although the effects of this type of training on hypertensives' BP is controversial (Cornelissen et al, 2011), resistance training increases muscle strength (Williams et al, 2007), which is strongly associated with reduced mortality (Williams et al, 2007), and ameliorates comorbidities usually associated with hypertension (Colberg et al, 2010).…”