Heart rate recovery after physical exertion tests in elderly hypertensive patients undergoing resistance training

Authors

  • Murillo Jales Lins de Lira
  • Ivan Daniel Bezerra Nogueira
  • Juliana Fernandes de Souza
  • Flávio Emanoel Souza de Melo
  • Ingrid Guerra Azevedo
  • Patrícia Angélica de Miranda Silva Nogueira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-5150.029.001.AO05

Abstract

Introduction: Heart rate recovery after exercise is a valuable variable, associated with prognosis and it has been used as an indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness, especially in patients with heart disease, as hypertensive patients. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the response of heart rate recovery in elderly hypertensive patients undergoing a resistance training program. Methods: Sample was composed for 10 elderly women with a mean age of 70.7 ± 7.4 years. Exercise test and six-minute walk test were developed and we checked heart rate recovery in the 1st and 2nd minute post tests, before and after resistance training. Results: There was an increase in mean heart rate recovery in the analyzed minutes in both tests, but only in the 1st minute after six minutes walk test we found a significant increase (p = 0.02). Conclusion: The results suggest the efficacy of resistance training to improve cardiorespiratory fitness of elderly hypertensive patients.

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Published

2017-09-20

How to Cite

Jales Lins de Lira, M., Bezerra Nogueira, I. D., Fernandes de Souza, J., Souza de Melo, F. E., Guerra Azevedo, I., & de Miranda Silva Nogueira, P. A. (2017). Heart rate recovery after physical exertion tests in elderly hypertensive patients undergoing resistance training. Fisioterapia Em Movimento (Physical Therapy in Movement), 29(1). https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-5150.029.001.AO05

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2016)

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Original Article

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