Resistance exercise and hypertension: comparable benefits to aerobic exercise?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kobayashi.hiroki@nihon-u.ac.jp.

Editorial

Hiroki Kobayashi. Hypertens Res. 2025 Mar.

. 2025 Mar;48(3):1236-1238.

doi: 10.1038/s41440-024-02076-w. Epub 2024 Dec 23.

¹ Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kobayashi.hiroki@nihon-u.ac.jp.

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Keywords: Aerobic exercise; Hypertension; Resistance exercise.

Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with ethical standards. Conflict of interest: The author declares no competing interests.

Resistance exercise has an antihypertensive effect comparable to that of aerobic exercise in hypertensive patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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