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"What do we think?": a qualitative exploratory study of acceptability and exper...
Lopes, Susana; Diniz, Filipa; Mesquita Bastos, José; Oliveira, José; Polónia, Jorge; Alves, Alberto Jorge; Ribeiro, Fernando; Figueiredo, DanielaPurpose: Aerobic exercise training programs decrease blood pressure in individuals with resistant hypertension. However, participants' experiences regarding exercise training participation are unknown and often undervalued. Therefore, participant's experiences and program acceptability of the exercise arm of the EnRicH trial, a randomized clinical trial investigating the effect of a 12-week aerobic exercise tra...
Wearable devices for physical activity and healthcare monitoring in elderly people
Teixeira, Eduardo; Fonseca, Hélder; Diniz-Sousa, Florêncio; Veras, Lucas; Boppre, Giorjines; Oliveira, José; Pinto, Diogo; Alves, Alberto JorgeThe availability of wearable devices (WDs) to collect biometric information and their use during activities of daily living is significantly increasing in the general population. These small electronic devices, which record fitness and health-related outcomes, have been broadly utilized in industries such as medicine, healthcare, and fitness. Since they are simple to use and progressively cheaper, they have als...
Low‐ and moderate‐intensity aerobic exercise acutely reduce blood pressure in a...
Lopes, José; Fonseca, Márcio Daniel Duarte; Torres‐Costoso, Ana; López‐Muñoz, Purificacion; Alves, Alberto Jorge; Magalhães, Pedro; Ribeiro, FernandoThe aim of the study is to compare the acute effects of low‐ and moderate‐intensity aerobic exercise on post‐exercise blood pressure in active adults with high‐normal/grade I hypertension. Thirteen physically active adults (67.0 ± 8.7 years) randomly completed two aerobic exercise sessions of 30 minutes at low (30% heart rate reserve [HRres]) and moderate (60% HRres) intensity. Blood pressure was assessed pre‐s...
The Chester step test is a valid tool to assess cardiorespiratory fitness in ad...
Izquierdo, Mireia Cano; Lopes, Susana; Teixeira, Manuel; Polónia, Jorge; Alves, Alberto Jorge; Mesquita-Bastos, José; Ribeiro, Fernando
Moderate but not low intensity aerobic exercise promotes postexercise hypotensi...
Ribeiro, Fernando; Fonseca, Márcio Daniel Duarte; Alves, Alberto Jorge; Magalhães, PedroThe reduction in blood pressure as a result of a single session of exercise seems especially relevant for assisting in the control of blood pressure during day-time periods when blood pressure is typically at its highest levels and to allow the performance of activities of daily living at lower levels of blood pressure. Despite evidence related to post-exercise blood pressure reduction as a result of a single s...