Postexercise hypotension during different water-based concurrent training intrasession sequences in young women
Stephanie Santana Pinto1, Daniel Umpierre2, Hector Kerchirne Ferreira1
1Department of Sports, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Journal of the American Society of Hypertension : JASH
|September 4, 2017
Summary
Water-based resistance-aerobic and aerobic-resistance exercise in young women both cause short-term reductions in diastolic and mean blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure was unaffected by either water-based exercise sequence.
Area of Science:
- Exercise Physiology
- Cardiovascular Health
- Aquatic Exercise
Background:
- Concurrent training, combining resistance and aerobic exercise, is popular for fitness.
- Understanding the acute cardiovascular effects of different exercise sequences is crucial for designing effective training programs.
- Water-based exercise offers unique physiological benefits due to hydrostatic pressure and buoyancy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the acute effects of water-based resistance-aerobic (RA) versus aerobic-resistance (AR) exercise sequences on blood pressure in young women.
- To determine the impact of exercise order on post-exercise hypotension.
- To assess changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean blood pressure (MBP) following aquatic concurrent training.
Main Methods:
- Thirteen active young women underwent four sessions: familiarization, aquatic maximal test, RA protocol, and AR protocol.
- Exercise intensity was determined by anaerobic threshold (HRAT) for aerobic components and maximal velocity for resistance components.
- Blood pressure was measured at rest and for 60 minutes post-exercise, with data analyzed using two-way repeated measures ANOVA.
Main Results:
- Neither RA nor AR water-based exercise sequences significantly affected systolic blood pressure.
- Both RA and AR protocols induced similar, short-term hypotensive effects on diastolic blood pressure and mean blood pressure in the initial 10 minutes post-exercise.
- Post-exercise hypotension for DBP ranged from -4 to -13 mm Hg, and for MBP from -3 to -10 mm Hg.
Conclusions:
- Both water-based resistance-aerobic and aerobic-resistance concurrent training sessions effectively induce post-exercise hypotension in normotensive young women.
- The order of aerobic and resistance exercise in a water-based concurrent session does not significantly alter the acute hypotensive response.
- Aquatic concurrent training is a viable strategy for managing blood pressure in young, healthy individuals.
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