Hypertensive Trends and Exercise
Session Title
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Faculty Mentor
Janet Wojcik, Ph.D.
College
College of Education
Department
Physical Education, Sport & Human Performance
Abstract
Hypertension is a condition at which systolic pressure is ≥ 130 mmHg and a diastolic pressure is ≥ 80 mmHg. Based on reviewed studies, there are approximately 42 million men and 28 million women with hypertension. A study done in Mexico standardized hypertensive mortality data to create rates per 100,000 population. They gathered these data from the national populations’ projections on the national population councils’ website. They also considered ages from 20 to 84 for calculation of mortality rates and for model generation they use 13 groups. To obtain changes in mortality over time, they gathered average annual percentage over the period of the study. The results showed that in Mexico from 1998 to 2018 there were 335,863 deaths due to hypertension. The annual deaths increased by 1.3% per year. Aerobic training should be done with a frequency of ≥ 5-7 days per week at moderate intensity for ≥ 30 minutes using large muscle groups. Resistance training would include ≥ 2-3 days per week, moderate intensity, 2-4 sets of 8-12 reps for ≥ 20 minutes. Type of resistance training can include free weights or functional body weight exercise. For flexibility it would be ≥ 2-3 days per week, stretch to the point of tightness, ≤ 10 minutes per session, and with static or dynamic neuromuscular facilitation.It can be concluded that hypertension is increasing in young to older adults, but it has been shown that an exercise program can help control and manage blood pressure levels.
Course Assignment
EXSC 511 – Wojcik
Start Date
15-4-2023 12:00 PM
Hypertensive Trends and Exercise
Hypertension is a condition at which systolic pressure is ≥ 130 mmHg and a diastolic pressure is ≥ 80 mmHg. Based on reviewed studies, there are approximately 42 million men and 28 million women with hypertension. A study done in Mexico standardized hypertensive mortality data to create rates per 100,000 population. They gathered these data from the national populations’ projections on the national population councils’ website. They also considered ages from 20 to 84 for calculation of mortality rates and for model generation they use 13 groups. To obtain changes in mortality over time, they gathered average annual percentage over the period of the study. The results showed that in Mexico from 1998 to 2018 there were 335,863 deaths due to hypertension. The annual deaths increased by 1.3% per year. Aerobic training should be done with a frequency of ≥ 5-7 days per week at moderate intensity for ≥ 30 minutes using large muscle groups. Resistance training would include ≥ 2-3 days per week, moderate intensity, 2-4 sets of 8-12 reps for ≥ 20 minutes. Type of resistance training can include free weights or functional body weight exercise. For flexibility it would be ≥ 2-3 days per week, stretch to the point of tightness, ≤ 10 minutes per session, and with static or dynamic neuromuscular facilitation.It can be concluded that hypertension is increasing in young to older adults, but it has been shown that an exercise program can help control and manage blood pressure levels.
