Can relaxation lower metaboreflex-mediated blood pressure elevations?

Purpose: Relaxation can lower resting blood pressure, and this investigation sought to determine whether relaxation could reduce mean blood pressure (MBP) elevations produced by postexercise circulatory occlusion (PECO).

Methods: Sixteen volunteers trained with relaxation and were able to decrease MBP at rest by at least 5 mm Hg within 2 min. Subjects performed four tests assigned randomly: i).