Isometric Handgrip Exercise and Resting Blood Pressure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

The benefit of strength training on arterial blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus measured with ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure systems

“…However, these results are not in agreement with the results of older studies that tested the effect of ST on hemodynamic parameters and found no effect of ST on resting arterial systolic and diastolic BP [28,29] A recent meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials on mostly dynamic ST revealed a weighted net reduction in BP of 3.2 systolic and 3.5 mmHg diastolic [18]. These results are in agreement with two meta-analyses that also examined the effects of ST on resting systolic and diastolic BP in normotensive and hypertensive adults [35,38]. Although the findings of these two studies, with a decrease of approximately 3 mmHg for both resting systolic and diastolic BP, were modest, a reduction of as little as 3 mmHg in systolic BP has been estimated to reduce coronary heart disease by 5-9%, stroke by 8-14%, and all-cause mortality by 4% [39].…”

Evaluation of a self-management implementation intervention to improve hypertension control among patients in Medicaid

“…Patient factors targeted in the tailored intervention included perceived risk of hypertension, memory, literacy, social support, patients' relationship with their healthcare provider, and adherence and side effects of hypertension medication therapy [22]. In addition, the intervention focused on improving adherence to the following five hypertension recommendations: the DASH dietary pattern [23][24][25][26], weight loss in the overweight [27,28], reduced sodium intake [28,29], regular moderate-intensity physical activity [30,31], and moderation of alcohol intake [32]. These encounters included a core group of modules potentially implemented during each call (e.g., medication and side effects) plus additional modules activated at specific intervals (e.g., diet, hypertension knowledge, social support) [33].…”

Cardiovascular adaptive responses in rats submitted to moderate resistance training

“…Since exercise adaptations can be intensitydependent, it seems that exercise at 60% of 1RM did not induce enough overloads for the development of hemodynamic changes. Important studies in humans (Kelley and Kelley 2000;Cornelissen and Fagard 2005;Fagard and Cornelissen 2007) have showed the eYcacy of the RT in decreasing resting BP. Barauna et al (2005) using the same exercise apparatus and intensity in rats (65-75% of 1RM), used in the present study recorded reduction of DBP, but the SBP remained unaltered.…”