Efectividad de los ejercicios aeróbicos y de resistencia en pacientes con hipertensión arterial.

Abstract

Arterial Hypertension (HYPERTENSION) is the cardiovascular disease (CVD) with the highest prevalence worldwide, leading to the development of other CVDs and complications. Objective: To compare the effectiveness between aerobic versus resistance exercises in patients with hypertension at the Ancón Basic Hospital. Methodology: a quantitative comparative study of experimental type was carried out with longitudinal cut, with a total sample of 40 patients, dividing them into two intervention groups, to which aerobic exercise was applied to 1 group and resistance exercises to the other during a period of 7 weeks, 2 weekly sessions of 30-60 minutes duration; all participants were evaluated at the beginning and end of the project in order to contrast the results between both groups. Results: both the aerobic exercise group (GEA) and the resistance exercise group (GR) were effective in improving prehensile strength, stress tolerance, cardiac function and cardiorespiratory fitness, however the men in the resistance exercise group did not improve heart rate values, and in none of the intervention groups there were improvements in terms of abdominal perimeter. Conclusion: both aerobic and resistance exercises are effective as a method of non-pharmacological intervention in patients with arterial hypertension, so the choice of which exercise modality to follow will be based on the patient necessities and capacities.