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45 min full body isometric workout12/28/2022 ![]() ![]() After 4 weeks of IWSE training, significant reductions in resting SBP -4 ± 5, DBP -3 ± 3 and MAP -3 ± 3 mmHg were demonstrated (P < 0.01) when compared to the control period (SBP 1 ± 4, DBP 0 ± 3 and MAP 0 ± 3 mmHg). Results: During training, participants exercised at a HR of 116 ± 18 beats∙min-1 (mean ± SD). Resting BP was measured using a non-invasive hemodynamic monitor and HR was measured via ECG using a bipolar lead II configuration. BP and HR were measured 48 hours pre- and post- both conditions. The control period required participants to maintain a normal daily routine for the 4 week period. Before training, all participants performed a continuous incremental IWSE test to determine training intensity (equivalent to 95% peak heart rate (HR)). The IWSE training consisted of 3 exercise sessions per week performing 4 x 2 minute wall squat exercises in each session. After a 4 week ‘washout’ period, participants then changed to the other condition. Participants were initially randomly assigned to either an IWSE training group or a control group for a 4 week period. Methods: Thirty healthy normotensive males were examined using a crossover study design. Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess whether resting BP (systolic - SBP, diastolic - DBP and mean arterial pressure - MAP) could be reduced after 4 weeks of home-based isometric wall squat exercise (IWSE) training. A home-based isometric exercise program would be cheaper and simpler to perform, and could potentially make this form of exercise more accessible to the general population. However, most training studies involve the use of expensive laboratory-based equipment to complete the training, which is ultimately neither cost nor time effective as a treatment method for hypertension. Research demonstrates that isometric exercise training can reduce resting blood pressure (BP).
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