[An exercise program for the hypertensive patient. Leaving hypertension behind].
Today, regular exercise is considered an important therapeutic principle in arterial hypertension. Apart from weight reduction, the positive effects of sports (moderately practiced) include a reduction in peripheral resistance, improvement of endothelial dysfunction, and an increase in insulin sensitivity of the skeletal muscles. Training programs should be tailored to the physical and mental status of the patient, in particular to the severity of the hypertension, where indicated, with consideration being given to the hypertensive drugs used. In the case of marked hypertension or already existing secondary complications, training should be started only when the patient's blood pressure has been brought under pharmacological control. Ideally, training should be applied as 20-60 minute sessions at least twice weekly, with exercise keeping within aerobic capacity.
Institut für Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, D-50927 Köln.
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D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents