Subjects were twelve men aged 36 to 70 yrs. and four women aged 47 to 61 yrs. They took the medical examination including blood pressure, X-ray, ECG, blood analysis and urine analysis. The program was composed of 40 min-calisthenics, 20 min-bicycling or treadmill running, 20 min-weight training and four 5 min-pauses. Intensity of bicycling or treadmill running was estimated to be 50 to 60% of VO₂max by monitoring heart rate. The program was undertaken once or twice a week during six months. Systolic pressure of 156.9 mmHg before the program decreased significantly to 144.9 mmHg on the average after the program. But diastolic pressure did not decrease significantly. It was concluded that the program was effective on improving systolic pressure but not enough to decrease systolic pressure to the normal range.

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