Acute effects of different types of exercise on the blood pressure of hypertensive older women: a randomized study.

Background: The magnitude and duration of the hypotensive effect of exercise may be influence by the type of exercise performed. The aim of the present study was to compare systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure for 24 hours after a single session of continuous aerobic (CA), interval aerobic (IA), resistance (RE) exercise and control (C), among hypertensive older women under treatment.

Methods: The study was conducted on 30 women aged 67.