TITLE:
The Effects of Different Quality of Exercise on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Healthy Female
AUTHORS:
Aiesha Mohammed Almutawa, Afaf Abdullah Al-Shelash, Buthaynah Mohammed Al-Gazlan, Reema Mohammad Al-Sallali, Reem Abdullah Al-Marzougi, Noorah Saleh Al-Sowayan
KEYWORDS:
Hypertension, Intensity, Resistance, Systolic Blood Pressure
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.12 No.4,
April
30,
2020
ABSTRACT: Blood pressure is a serious disease that may affect a person. It also increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Exercise may be a major reason for reducing the risk of heart disease in the future. The aim of this study is to compare the effects of different types of exercises, such as walking, cross fit, and Swedish on blood pressure and heart rate among a number of physical exercises practitioners and gymnasts. This study was conducted on pioneers of different gyms in the Qassim region after taking ethical procedures and taking the consent of the subjects’ members. The subject size is 39 females between 14 - 38 of age. They were divided into three groups; each one had 13 members. The first experimental group practiced walking, the second practiced crossfit; lastly, the third experimental group practiced the Swedish sport. A device was used to measure the blood pressure and heart rate. The measurement was taken 5 minutes pre and post the rest period. After that the measurements were taken 15 minutes after the rest period. SPSS software was implemented to analyze the data. The significant result was that the three groups showed low blood pressure after performing various exercises while the heart rate increased in all three. This study proved that the severity of low blood pressure depends on the intensity of the exercise. The findings revealed that the highest exercise intensity is CrossFit, but also it is the highest of the decrease in blood pressure. The researchers recommend that readers should consider the importance of exercising as it is maybe a method for preventing from high blood pressure.