Effects of a 12-week intervention period with football and running for habitually active men with mild hypertension

The present study examined the effect of football training on the health profile of habitually active 25-45-year-old men with mild hypertension and compared it with running training and no additional activity. The participants in F and R completed a 1-h training session 2.4 times/week for 12 weeks. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure decreased in all groups but the decrease in diastolic blood pressure in F was higher than that in… Continue reading