Group of pre-hypertensive women with no medication who practiced 12 weeks of training with Combined Exercise Training, non-obese, nonsmokers and with no characteristics that prevented them from performing the activities. In addition this group could not modify the dose or type of the medicine and should be using the same medicine and dose for at least 6 months

Group of hypertensive women taking Angiotensin receptor blockers who practiced 12 weeks of training with Combined Exercise Training, non-obese, nonsmokers and with no characteristics that prevented them from performing the activities. In addition this group could not modify the dose or type of the medicine and should be using the same medicine and dose for at least 6 months

Group of hypertensive women taking Beta blockers who practiced 12 weeks of training with Combined Exercise Training, non-obese, nonsmokers and with no characteristics that prevented them from performing the activities. In addition this group could not modify the dose or type of the medicine and should be using the same medicine and dose for at least 6 months

The program consisted of 36 sessions of combined aerobic and resistance exercises training during 12 consecutive weeks. Each session lasted 60 minutes and consisted of 30 minutes of resistance exercise and 30 minutes of aerobic exercise. The resistance training was performed in two sets of 8 to 12 repetitions in five exercises of weight training (Based on 1 repetition maximum test - 1RM). The aerobic exercise was performed on a treadmill, at a speed of 5.5 km/h and intensity (imposed by treadmill inclination and heart rate) between 65 and 75% of maximun heart rate measured in maximum incremental test. Every week the resistance load and aerobic intensity was readjusted by determined training zone (8 to 12 maximum repetitions) and heart rate predicted in the incremental respectively.

All volunteers were submitted to a 24-hour Blood Pressure (BP; systolic and diastolic measurements) assessment by Ambulatorial Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) before and after 10 weeks of combined exercise training, with a minimum of 48 hours after the last training session. A device was used associated with a diary of examination to self-report of activities of daily living (sleep, work, food) or any event that could interfere abnormally with BP or device measurements. The device was always placed 7am and the measurements were made every 15 minutes from 7h to 23h and every 30 minutes from 23h to 7h. The monitoring was considered valid when it happened for a period of 24 hours. The following results were evaluated: systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure, mean blood pressure and heart rate in awake, sleep and 24-hour periods. Before the use ABPM during daily activities, resting blood pressure were measured using the same equipment after 15 min of rest in siting position.

Based on Ambulatorial Blood Pressure data, were calculated Blood Pressure Variability by: 24-hour standard deviation weighted by the time interval between consecutive readings; the mean diurnal and nocturnal deviations weighted for the duration of the daytime and nighttime interval; the average real variability weighted for the time interval between consecutive readings; the ambulatory arterial stiffness index calculated by the slope of the trend curve of the dispersion of pressure data; the morning surge that represents the dynamic daytime variation in morning pressure that tends to increase, being assessed from the point of least pressure during sleep in relation to the first two hours after waking; and nocturnal dipping, that represents the average percentage drop of sleep pressure in relation to wakefulness, and individuals with falls of 10% or more are considered dippers and below that are considered nom-dippers.