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Effects of exercise and weight loss on blood pressure during daily life.

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Steffen, PR; Sherwood, A; Gullette, EC; Georgiades, A; Hinderliter, A; Blumenthal, JA
Published in: Med Sci Sports Exerc
October 2001

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise training and weight loss on blood pressure (BP) associated with physical activity and emotional stress during daily life. METHODS: One hundred twelve participants with unmedicated high normal or stage 1 to stage 2 hypertension were randomized to one of three conditions: a combined exercise and behavioral weight management group (WM), an exercise-only group (EX), or a wait list control group (CON). BP was assessed in the clinic and during 15 h of daytime ambulatory BP monitoring at baseline and after 6 months of treatment. RESULTS: Increased levels of physical activity and emotional distress measured during daily life were associated with increases in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), and rate pressure product (RPP). After treatment, the WM group had significantly lower DBP, HR, and RPP responses during both high and low levels of physical activity and emotional distress compared with the CON group. The EX group had similar BP levels as the WM group, although the EX group had significantly lower BP than the CON group during low but not high levels of physical activity and emotional distress. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that exercise, especially when combined with weight loss, reduces BP levels at rest and in situations that typically elevate BP such as intense physical activity and emotional distress.

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Published In

Med Sci Sports Exerc

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ISSN

0195-9131

Publication Date

October 2001

Volume

33

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1635 / 1640

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Sport Sciences
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Steffen, P. R., Sherwood, A., Gullette, E. C., Georgiades, A., Hinderliter, A., & Blumenthal, J. A. (2001). Effects of exercise and weight loss on blood pressure during daily life. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 33(10), 1635–1640. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200110000-00004
Steffen, P. R., A. Sherwood, E. C. Gullette, A. Georgiades, A. Hinderliter, and J. A. Blumenthal. “Effects of exercise and weight loss on blood pressure during daily life.Med Sci Sports Exerc 33, no. 10 (October 2001): 1635–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200110000-00004.
Steffen PR, Sherwood A, Gullette EC, Georgiades A, Hinderliter A, Blumenthal JA. Effects of exercise and weight loss on blood pressure during daily life. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001 Oct;33(10):1635–40.
Steffen, P. R., et al. “Effects of exercise and weight loss on blood pressure during daily life.Med Sci Sports Exerc, vol. 33, no. 10, Oct. 2001, pp. 1635–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00005768-200110000-00004.
Steffen PR, Sherwood A, Gullette EC, Georgiades A, Hinderliter A, Blumenthal JA. Effects of exercise and weight loss on blood pressure during daily life. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001 Oct;33(10):1635–1640.

Published In

Med Sci Sports Exerc

DOI

ISSN

0195-9131

Publication Date

October 2001

Volume

33

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1635 / 1640

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Sport Sciences
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female