Effect of 8 Weeks Body-Weight Resistance Training on High-Normal Blood Pressure and Stage 1 Hypertension Subjects-Pilot Study to Validate the Protocol Punia Sonu1,*, Kulandaivelan Sivachidambaram1 1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, GJUST, Hisar, Haryana, India *Corresponding author: Sonu Punia, MPT, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, GJUST, Hisar-125 001, Haryana, India, Phone no. 09466373990, E-mail ID: sonu.punianeuropt@gmail.com
Online published on 8 March, 2019. Abstract Background Resistance training has shown to decrease the blood pressure (BP) in Indians, but assessing 1 repetition maximum (1-RM) and use of equipment is difficult for individuals who wants to do it in home. Body-weight exercises are simple yet provide resistance to exercising muscles. Objective To see the effect of 8 weeks progressive body weight resistance training (RT) on BP in subjects with high-normal BP and stage I hypertension. Materials & Method A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Hisar, an urban area of Haryana and study was carried out during January to June 2017. 20 patients diagnosed with either high-normal BP or stages 1 hypertension were recruited after screening of inclusion &exclusion criteria. For resistance training (RT) group, participants were exercised 30–40 minutes/session and 3 Sessions/week for 8 weeks. Control group, there was no training for 8 weeks but offered exercise intervention afterwards. Outcome variable was BP which was measured at baseline as well as 2 week intervals thereafter up to 8 weeks. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS v21.0 software. Results There was a significant gradual SBP reduction in resistance training (RT) group up to 6 weeks (MD-11.36, p=0.001 at 6 week), but insignificant rise in BP at 8 week (MD-10.85, p=0.03). Resistance training (RT) reduced DBP significantly at 6th week (MD-6.36, p<0.001). Conclusion In Resistance training group, current exercise protocol should be modified to reduce BP in this population. Trial Registration CTRI/2017/03/008280. Source of Fund None. Top Keywords Resistance training; Hypertension; Exercise therapy; Body weight. Top |