The Claim
Aerobic exercise training reduces awake systolic blood pressure by approximately 7.6 mmHg in middle-aged, obese adults with prehypertension after 8 weeks, whereas isometric handgrip training does not reduce awake systolic blood pressure to a similar extent in the same population.
What the research says
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In middle-aged, obese adults with prehypertension, 8 weeks of aerobic exercise lowers awake systolic blood pressure by about 7.6 mmHg, while isometric handgrip training does not produce a similar reduction.
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Aerobic exercise training reduces awake systolic blood pressure by approximately 7.6 mmHg in middle-aged, obese adults with prehypertension after 8 weeks, while isometric handgrip training does not produce a similar reduction, supporting aerobic exercise as the preferred modality for sustained blood pressure control.
Regular aerobic exercise makes blood vessels more flexible and reduces the body's constant stress signal to the heart and arteries, which lowers daytime blood pressure.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC VERSUS ISOMETRIC HANDGRIP RESISTANCE EXERCISE
After eight weeks, people who did aerobic exercise like biking saw their daytime blood pressure drop by about 7.6 mmHg, while those who squeezed a handgrip saw no change—and even had higher nighttime blood pressure. So aerobic exercise worked better.
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