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. 2021 Mar 3;116(3):516–658. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20201238

Chart 8.3. – Magnitude of blood pressure reduction in hypertensive individuals with physical training.

Training Systolic/diastolic blood pressure
Aerobic 459 -12.3/-6.1 mm Hg*
Aerobic 459 -8.8/-4.9 mm Hg**
Dynamic resistance training 460 -5.7/-5.2 mm Hg
Isometric handgrip resistance training 461 -6.5/-5.5 mm Hg

* Office blood pressure. ** Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.