Reduction of arterial pressure and double product at rest after resistance exercise training in elderly hypertensive women.

Background: Due to the existing controversies in literature about the potential benefits of resistance exercise training (RT) on arterial blood pressure (BP) at rest, and the lack of studies conducted with elderly hypertensive individuals, RT is seldom recommended as a non-pharmacological treatment for arterial hypertension.

Objective: To verify the effect of progressive RT on BP, HR, and RPP in elderly women with controlled hypertension.

Methods: 20 elderly women (66.