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Determination Of Systolic Blood Pressure Recovery Time After Exercise In Apparently Healthy, Normotensive, Non-Athletic Adults And The Effects Of Age, Gender, And Exercise Intensity, Uchechukwu Dimkpa†, Andrew C. Ugwu‡
Determination Of Systolic Blood Pressure Recovery Time After Exercise In Apparently Healthy, Normotensive, Non-Athletic Adults And The Effects Of Age, Gender, And Exercise Intensity, Uchechukwu Dimkpa†, Andrew C. Ugwu‡
International Journal of Exercise Science
The aim of this study was to determine in statistical terms, the systolic blood pressure recovery time (SBPRT) and the effects of age, gender and exercise intensity in a large sample of apparently healthy non-athletic adults (n=597, aged 18-68). Subjects performed mild, moderate, and severe ergometer exercise tests. Blood pressure was measured before exercise (after 10 and 15 minutes of rest), during exercise (at 2-minute intervals) and at every minute of post-exercise recovery until systolic blood pressure (SBP) returned to baseline. The present findings indicate that the average values of SBPRT were between 5 and 7 minutes regardless of age, …