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Blood pressure and heart rate were measured in 22 physically active normotensive women, 20±1.7 years old (mean±SD) and in 25 physically non-active normotensive women 20.9± 1.7 years old in supine, sitting and standing positions. Diastolic and mean blood pressures were found to be significantly lower in active women than non-active women. A significant negative correlation was found between maximal oxygen consumption and blood pressure, and it is suggested that aerobic physical activity could be used as non-pharmacological therapy in cases of moderate and borderline hypertension in young women.
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Saar, E., Chayoth, R. & Meyerstein, N. Physical activity and blood pressure in normotensive young women. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 55, 64–67 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00422895
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