Affiliations: [a] Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Sergipe, Brazil | [b] Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Sergipe, Brazil | [c] Departamento de Educação Física, Faculdade Metropolitana da Amazônia (FAMAZ), Belém, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Odilon Abrahin, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Cidade Universitária Prof. José Aloísio de Campos, Jardim Rosa Elze, Cep: 49100-000, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. Fax: +55 79 21056622; E-mail:[email protected]
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Active and passive interval during resistance exercises
can cause different hemodynamic responses. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of passive and active intervals
between sets of high-intensity resistance exercise on post-exercise
hypotension in hypertensive women. METHODS: Fifteen sedentary women
who have hypertension controlled by medication [64.1 ± 7.9 years,
systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) < 90
mmHg] performed one control session without exercise and two resistance
exercises sessions with passive and active intervals between sets, in a
randomized order. All hypertensive women participated in a supervised
resistance training session. SBP and DBP were measured in six different
times for all sessions. The first two measures were at rest (10 and 15
minutes) followed by 15-minute intervals after the end of control/exercise
sessions up to one hour. RESULTS: Post-exercise hypotension (p < 0.05) was observed in SBP
after active intervals session compared with passive interval session, at 30
and 45 minutes. The area under the delta curve of SBP in the active protocol
was ∼ 21 mmHg of hypotension during 60 minutes, 10 mmHg in passive
protocol and 5 mmHg in the control session. CONCLUSIONS: Active
intervals during high-intensity resistance exercises promote higher
post-exercise hypotension compared with passive intervals.
