Effects of Cross-Training on Resistance Exercise Blood Pressure in Older Adults
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.41 Vol.41】
ABSTRACT
An exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. To test whether combined aerobic and low-intensity resistance exercise training （cross-training） decreases blood pressure during resistance exercise, 43 healthy older individuals participated in a 6-week program as a part of the cross-training group （3 times a week: walking, 60-75% maximal heart rate and 30 min and 4 resistance exercises using one's body weight, 8-10 repetitions and 2-3 sets） or the control group （asked not to modify their lifestyle during the experimental period）．The cross-training intervention decreased systolic blood pressure （SBP） during a one-hand arm curl exercise at 20% and 40% of one-repetition maximum. In addition, decreases in exercise SBP during the experimental period were greater in the training group versus thecontrol group. These results suggest that combined aerobic and low-intensity resistance training decreases blood pressure during resistance exercise.
DECENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.41/The DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
An exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. To test whether combined aerobic and low-intensity resistance exercise training （cross-training） decreases blood pressure during resistance exercise, 43 healthy older individuals participated in a 6-week program as a part of the cross-training group （3 times a week: walking, 60-75% maximal heart rate and 30 min and 4 resistance exercises using one's body weight, 8-10 repetitions and 2-3 sets） or the control group （asked not to modify their lifestyle during the experimental period）．The cross-training intervention decreased systolic blood pressure （SBP） during a one-hand arm curl exercise at 20% and 40% of one-repetition maximum. In addition, decreases in exercise SBP during the experimental period were greater in the training group versus thecontrol group. These results suggest that combined aerobic and low-intensity resistance training decreases blood pressure during resistance exercise.
DECENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.41/The DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Takeshi Otsuki, Toru Yoshikawa,Asako Zempo-Miyaki |
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| University or institution | Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences,Ryutsu Keizai University |
Keywords
resistance exercise, aerobic exercise, systolic blood pressure, cross-training, older adults