Sex and Exercise-mode Differences in Post Exercise Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability Responses During Workday

Sex and Exercise-mode Differences in Post Exercise Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability Responses During Workday

The present study compared the acute effects of Sex and exercise mode on subsequent blood pressure (BP) and heart rate variability (HRV) responses during daily work in healthy adults. All subjects did 3 sessions: aerobic exercise on a treadmill, resistance exercise at the gym and a seated control session.

Resting blood pressure and heart rate variability are simple and non-invasive methods to evaluate cardiovascular risk after different exercise sessions. Thus, exercise can reduce these risk factors in the short and long term, but these responses can be different between sex in different exercise sessions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Able to practice aerobic and resistance exercise at moderate intensity;
• Men and women;
• Normotensive, pre-hypertensive or hypertensive stage 1.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Renal pathologies;
• Using beta blockers;
• History of stroke or acute myocardial infarction;
• Smokers.