Regular physical activity is beneficial for reducing mortality in patients with high BP .
BACKGROUND Physical activity has been shown to be beneficial for the prevention and management of hypertension .
In the general population , physical activity has been shown to decrease mortality .
PURPOSE The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize the literature examining the impact of physical activity on mortality in patients with high blood pressure ( BP ) .
Effect of 4 weeks of aerobic or resistance exercise training on arterial stiffness, blood flow and blood pressure in pre- and stage-1 hypertensives
The benefits of aerobic exercise ( AE ) training on  blood pressure ( BP ) and arterial stiffness are well established , but the effects of resistance training are less well delineated . The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of resistance vs aerobic training on haemodynamics and arterial stiffness . Thirty pre- or stage-1 essential hypertensives ( 20 men and 10 women ) , not on any medications , were recruited ( age : 48.2±1.3 years ) and r and omly assigned to 4 weeks of either resistance ( RE ) or AE training . Before and after training , BP , arterial stiffness ( pulse wave velocity ( PWV ) ) and vasodilatory capacity ( VC ) were measured . Resting systolic BP ( SBP ) decreased following both training modes ( SBP : RE , pre 136±2.9 vs post 132±3.4 ; AE , pre 141±3.8 vs post 136±3.4 mm Hg , P=0.005 ; diastolic BP : RE , pre 78±1.3 vs post 74±1.6 ; AE , pre 80±1.6 vs post 77±1.7 mm Hg , P=0.001 ) . Central PWV increased ( P=0.0001 ) following RE ( 11±0.9–12.7±0.9 m s−1 ) but decreased after AE ( 12.1±0.8–11.1±0.8 m s−1 ) . Peripheral PWV also increased ( P=0.013 ) following RE ( RE , pre 11.5±0.8 vs post 12.5±0.7 m s−1 ) and decreased after AE ( AE , pre 12.6±0.8 vs post 11.6±0.7 m s−1 ) . The VC area under the curve ( VCAUC ) increased more with RE than that with AE ( RE , pre 76±8.0 vs post 131.1±11.6 ; AE , pre 82.7±8.0 vs post 110.1±11.6 ml per min per s per 100 ml , P=0.001 ) . Further , peak VC ( VCpeak ) increased more following resistance training compared to aerobic training ( RE , pre 17±1.9 vs post 25.8±2.1 ; AE , pre 19.2±8.4 vs post 22.9±8.4 ml per min per s per 100 ml , P=0.005 ) . Although both RE and AE  training decreased BP , the change in pressure may be due to different mechanisms
Regular physical activity is beneficial for reducing mortality in patients with high BP .
BACKGROUND Physical activity has been shown to be beneficial for the prevention and management of hypertension .
In the general population , physical activity has been shown to decrease mortality .
PURPOSE The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize the literature examining the impact of physical activity on mortality in patients with high blood pressure ( BP ) .