Post-exercise blood pressure responses to cycle and arm-cranking

作者：de Almeida W S; de Jesus Lima L C; da Cunha R R; Simoes H G; Nakamura F Y; Grubert Campbell C S

来源：Science & Sports, 2010, 25(2): 74-80.

DOI：10.1016/j.scispo.2009.09.001

• Post-exercise hypotension
• Blood pressure
• Arm-cranking
• Cycle ergometry

Objective. To compare blood pressure (BP) responses after incremental cycle ergometry (CYC) and arm-cranking (ARM).
Methods. Eleven non-hypertensive volunteers (122/72 mmHg of resting systolic/diastolic BP) performed: (1) incremental CYC; (2) incremental ARM; and (3) control session (CON). Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures were measured at rest, during exercise and during 1 h of post-exercise recovery.
Results. There was a significant increase in SBP (23 mmHg to ARM and 34 mmHg to CYC) and in DBP (17 mmHg to ARM) during exercise. Post-exercise hypotension (PEH) of SBP was observed after CYC (-17 mmHg) and ARM (-12 mmHg) and PEH of DBP was observed throughout recovery period after ARM (-8 to 9 mmHg), with no significant reductions after CYC.
Conclusion. We conclude that the arm-cranking exercise would be as effective as the cycle ergometer exercise in promoting reductions in post-exercise blood pressure (BP). This suggests that this exercise mode may be used as an aid in BP control, even for non-hypertensive people, in the prevention of hypertension.

• 出版日期2010-4