Inclusion Criteria:men and women 60-year-old or older, extensively using prescription antihypertensive drugs, and having no previous experience with physical training -  Exclusion Criteria:  • Positive treadmill test (TT) for ischemia  Related left ventricular systolic dysfunction of any degree Presence of arrhythmias Use of β-blockers Use more than seven doses of ethyl alcohol per week Renal insufficiency Diabetes Hyper- or hypothyroidism Limiting lung disease Osteomioarticular impairment that would limit exercise performance SBP ≥160 and/or DBP ≥ 100 mmHg on baseline