FITNESS LEVELS AND EXERCISE BLOOD PRESSURE RESPONSE IN MALES AND FEMALES

1998 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
E. Coutoulakis ◽  
P. F. Kokkinos ◽  
C. O. Dotson ◽  
C. Farmer ◽  
B. Fernhall
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Pressure Response ◽  
Pressure Response ◽  
Exercise Blood Pressure ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Fitness Levels

Blood Pressure Responses to a Progressive Step Test in Normotensive Males and Females

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Jetté ◽  
Josée Quenneville ◽  
Ken Sidney ◽  
Fernand Landry
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Pressure Response ◽  
Pressure Response ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Test Protocol ◽  
Practical Procedure ◽  
Exercise Blood Pressure ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Blood Pressure Responses ◽  
Degree Of Participation

This study documents the blood pressure responses to a progressive step test adapted from the Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test (CAFT). Subjects were administered the first five stages of the CAFT in a progressive and discontinuous manner. Mean heart rate, SBP, and ΔSBP increased linearly with exercise intensity, while mean diastolic blood pressure remained stable. The variables that contributed most to ASBP (Stage 3) in males were age and degree of participation in physical activity, and in females the variables were body weight and degree of participation. Criteria for the detection of an exaggerated (mean ΔSBP + 1 SD) and highly exaggerated (mean ΔSBP + 2 SD) SBP response were defined. Resting normotensive individuals who demonstrate an excessive exercise blood pressure response seem to do so at the lowest levels of stepping intensities. This step test protocol appears to be a useful and practical procedure for assessing the exercise blood pressure response in higher risk individuals. Key words: exercise testing, fitness appraisal, exercise hypertension, risk appraisal

scholarly journals Post Exercise Blood Pressure Response In Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Sheila G. Lucas ◽  
Kelly Armstrong ◽  
Mark Blegen ◽  
Richard Wood ◽  
Tracey Matthews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Blood Pressure Response ◽  
Pressure Response ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Exercise Blood Pressure
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