Treinamento resistido: efeito hipotensivo em idosos hipertensos que frequentam as academias da cidade de Inhumas-Go

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to verify the hypotensive effect of resistance training in hypertensive elderly and to prove the probable benefits for the improvement in their quality of life. This is a descriptive field research. The data were collected three times a week over a period of 14 weeks at three gyms in Inhumas city with 16 elderly aged between 60 and 75 years of both sexes who had arterial hypertension. The blood pressure was measured before and after the resistance training to make a comparison and ascertain whether or not there was the hypotensive effect. Thus, the results indicate that there was a significant reduction in blood pressure after resistance training, indicating that this type of training can be used as a strategy for the prevention and treatment of elderly people with arterial hypertension, providing an improvement in the health of hypertensive individuals.