The effects of simultaneous isometric and eccentric exercise on cardiovascular function in young normotensive individuals.

Description

The World Health Organisation has reported hypertension, a major risk factor for stroke, coronary heart disease and cardiovascular-related mortality to be near epidemic levels globally with over 30% of the world’s population affected (WHO, 2013). Individually, isometric resistance training (IRT) has been established as one of the most efficacious nonpharmacological interventions for the prevention and treatment of hypertension, whilst eccentric exercise has also demonstrated improved cardiometabolic health in older populations (Chen et al., 2017). Simultaneous training (aerobic and isometric) produces larger reductions in resting blood pressure (BP) compared to single exercise protocols (Baross et al., 2017), however the effects of simultaneous isometric and eccentric training on cardiovascular parameters remain unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a 6-week simultaneous IRT and eccentric or concentric exercise intervention on resting cardiovascular parameters in young normotensives.

Period	5 Jul 2024
Event title	29th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
Event type	Conference
Location	Glasgow, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International