Hypertension, metabolic equivalent task and Post – exercisehypotension

• Main Author: Nasim Habibzadeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PPHU Projack 2015-10-01
• Series: Physical Activity Review
• Subjects: hypertension; post –exercise hypotension; moderate metabolic equivalent
• Online Access: http://www.physactiv.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2015_6.pdf

People are becoming increasingly sedentary leading to a rise in clinical conditions such ashypertension or high blood pressure that has major impact on public health concern and social care.With higher blood pressure the heart has to pump harder and the arteries have to carry blood that isflowing under greater pressure in which can lead to an increases risk of a heart attack, heart failure,stroke or kidney damages and disease. Physical activity is considered to be an antihypertensive strategyto prevent or control of high blood pressure in the form of post exercise hypotension.Post exercisehypotensionemphasis to lifestyle modification rather than a sole reliance on pharmacological therapy. Ithas beenreported for every 1 MET increase in fitness level, mortality risk decreases by 11% in peoplewith high blood pressure. Subsequently researched indicated an optimal health benefit can be achievedthrough moderate dose of exercise intensity at 3–6 METs for all adult aged 18-65 year that seems to be awell-designed strategy to prevent cardiovascular problem such as high blood pressure. However, thereare few national programmes to serve as models for prevention and control of hypertension and fewcountries have embarked on national hypertension prevention and control programmes on the exactmagnitude of moderate – intensity at 3–6 METs .The application of moderate intensity exercise basedon metabolic equivalent may lead to a new approach to tackle hypertension.