Influência do treinamento resistido em hipertensos - relato de caso

• Main Authors: Elisa Bizetti Pelai, Priscila Pagotto, Roselene Modolo Regueiro Lorençon
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2012-01-01
• Series: ConScientiae Saúde
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92923694005

Introduction: Strength training can promote favorable changes in cardiovascular function and has been used in cardiac rehabilitation programs. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of strength training in blood pressure (BP), anthropometrics variables and quality of life (QOL) in hypertensive subjects. Methods: For this, four hypertensive sedentary subjects were submitted to two evaluations, before and after 18 sessions of strength training. Results: The results showed no changes in BP values. QOL showed improvement in all volunteers and variable waist / hip ratio (W / HR) decreased in 50% of the sample. Conclusion: These data suggest that strength training did not influence the variables studied, however there was improvement in subject¿s quality of life.