title: Physiological Responses Associated with Nordic-walking training in Systolic Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women.
abstract: Loss of physical strength and hypertension are among the most pronounced detrimental factors accompanying aging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a supervised 8-week Nordic-walking training program on systolic blood pressure in systolic-hypertensive postmenopausal women. This study was a randomized control trial on a sample of 24 subjects who did not take any hypertension medications. There was a statistically significant decrease in systolic blood pressure and an increase in lower and upper-body strength in the group following Nordic-walking training. There was a decrease in serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density cholesterol. The obtained results indicate that an 8-week Nordic-walking program may be efficiently employed for counteracting systolic hypertension through a direct abatement of systolic blood pressure and an increase of maximal aerobic capacity.
authors.affiliation: The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, ul. Mikołowska 72A, 40-065 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewelina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Latosik
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Applied Sciences, Private Bag 13388, Windhoek, Namibia. ; Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education and Sport ul. Kazimierza Górskiego Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Igor Z
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Zubrzycki
authors.affiliation: Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education and Sport ul. Kazimierza Górskiego Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ossowski
authors.affiliation: Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education and Sport ul. Kazimierza Górskiego Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Olgierd
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bojke
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of Fort Hare, South Africa. .
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education and Sport ul. Kazimierza Górskiego Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiacek
authors.affiliation: Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education and Sport ul. Kazimierza Górskiego Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trabka
keywords: exercise; hypertension; nordic-walking, functional fitness; postmenopause