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Amanda Veiga Sardeli1,2, Garett John Griffth3, Marcus Vinícius Mattos Abreu Dos Santos4
1Laboratory of Exercise Physiology - FISEX, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. amandavsardeli@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Exercise training has been shown to blunt many of the physiological declines and common diseases of the aging process. One such beneficial effect is the reduction of blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive older adults. However, there is no consensus about which benefits of aerobic (AT) or resistance training (RT) may be lost by the use of combined training (CT) or even what benefits could be acquired only by performing CT, considering the extensive health needs of older adults with hypertension. Thus, we performed an umbrella meta-analysis. The benefits conferred by CT are extensive and encompass cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and blood lipid profile improvements. CT may be recommended to improve the extensive health needs of hypertensive older adults that go beyond blood pressure reduction.
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