Effects of Exercise Conditioning on Blood Pressure and Vital Age in Female Patients With Essential Hypertension

Nho, Ho Sung; Tanaka, Kiyoji; Takeda, Masaki; Unno, Hideya; Hiyama, Teruo

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“…VA is derived from information not only in the resting state but also during exercise. We previously reported its effectiveness in evaluating exercise prescription in patients with CHD Tanaka et al, 1991;Tanaka et al, 1992;Tanaka et al, 1994) and hypertension (Nho et al, 1996). These demonstrate that VA is useful for assessing functional status, especially risk of CHD, not only for healthy people but also for chronic disease patients with atherosclerosis, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and so on.…”

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Effects of Exercise Conditioning on Vital Age in Hyperlipidemic Women.

Shigematsu

Tanaka

Nho³

et al. 2000

J. Physiol. Anthropol.

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We attempted to determine the effectiveness of exercise prescription for women with hyperlipidemia (HL), because some HL women showed no significant improvement in serum lipid and lipoprotein profiles despite the continuation of exercise conditioning. We therefore tested the hypothesis that exercise can be clinically beneficial even when there are no alterations in total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC), and/or triglycerides (TG). Twenty-three women with HL (aged 54.3 ± 7.6 yr) participated in our outpatient-supervised exercise conditioning program for 90 minutes each session, twice a week for 1 year, and also did home-based exercise three days a week. Vital age (VA) is a useful index for assessing functional status, especially the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and is computed from 11 independent variables measured not only when a person is at rest but also during exercise. Although TC and LDLC did not change significantly after the exercise conditioning, TG decreased significantly (P < 0.05). Furthermore, when we computed the corrected VA (VAc) assuming no changes in TC, LDLC, and TG, VAc was found to decrease significantly from 64.0 ± 9.9 yr to 58.4 ± 9.0 yr (P < 0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate the effectiveness of exercise conditioning on risk of CHD in HL women, irrespective of alterations in the concentrations of serum lipid and lipoprotein.

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Effects of Exercise Conditioning on Vital Age in Hyperlipidemic Women.

Shigematsu

Tanaka

Nho³

et al. 2000

J. Physiol. Anthropol.

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Obesity as a Risk Factor for Various Diseases: Necessity of Lifestyle Changes for Healthy Aging.

Tanaka

Nakanishi

1996

Appl Human Sci

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Recent research observations indicate that obesity is a significant independent predictor of cardiovascular disease (particularly coronary heart disease and stroke). Aside from the metabolic abnormalities, there are severe social and psychological consequences of obesity. It is clear that obesity is associated, to a large extent, with lifestyle. There is no single best way to treat obesity. In general, the lifestyle therapies include behavioral modification, nutritional adjustments, and exercise conditioning. In treating obesity, the major emphasis is particularly placed upon decreasing energy intake and, to a lesser extent, upon increasing energy expenditure. However, food restriction induces a decline in resting energy expenditure which is related to the decline in body mass. Numerous reports indicate that, although decreasing energy intake is undoutedly the most obvious and effective way to reduce fat, it also induces a significant amount of fat-free tissue loss. Regular exercise is a significant variable to consider in understanding and treating obesity, since it is the principal discretionary component of energy expenditure. In particular, aerobic exercise definitely plays an important role in preventing obesity in most persons. This article reviews the importance of lifestyle behaviors such as regular exercise and proper diet for prevention and maintenance of chronic diseases, along with definitions of some important words and multidimensional information regarding the epidemiology of obesity. Strategies for weight reduction are discussed.

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