title: Resistance training decreases 24-hour blood pressure in women with metabolic syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of eight weeks of resistance training (RT) on 24 hour blood pressure (BP) in patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MetS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen women volunteered to participate in this study, 9 with MetS (37.0 ± 8.7 yrs; body mass 77.3 ± 9.7 kg; body mass index 30.3 ± 4.2 kg · m(-2)) and 8 without MetS (35.1 ± 7.2 yrs; body mass 61.3 ± 8.1 kg; body mass index 24.2 ± 2.5 kg · m(-2)). Individuals were subjected to eight weeks (3 times/week) of whole body RT comprised of one exercise for each main muscle group with three sets of 8-12 repetitions of each subject's maximal load . A rest interval of one minute was allowed between sets and exercises. Twenty-four hour BP was measured by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean and diastolic night-time BP decreased (-3.9 mmHg, p = 0.04; -5.5 mmHg, p = 0.03, respectively) after eight weeks of training in MetS patients. This decrease was observed at 11:00 pm, 02:00 am (only diastolic), 07:00 am, and 6:00 pm. There was no training effect on BP in women without MetS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the elevation of BP as a contributor to the pathogenesis of MetS, and also to the increase of cardiovascular risk, this study supports RT as a non-pharmacological therapy in the management of BP control for MetS.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program on Physical Education and Health, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ramires Alsamir
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Tibana
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Maranhão (UFM), Maranhão, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Borges
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program on Physical Education and Health, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jéssica Cardoso
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program on Physical Education and Health, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vitor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tajra
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program on Physical Education and Health, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Denis Cesar Leite
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program on Physical Education and Health, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carmen Silvia Grubert
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Education, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Claudia Regina
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cavaglieri
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program on Physical Education and Health, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jonato
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prestes
keywords: Blood pressure; Metabolic syndrome; Resistance training