Effects of whole-body electrostimulation and acroyoga based exercise programme on blood pressure in a group of young women

Abstract

The major objective of this study was to investigate the blood pressure response after ten weeks of acroyoga and whole body electromyostimulation training programme. Twenty-eight young non-smokers and non-sportive women (21.5±1.9 years; 166.2±6.6 cm, 61.8±6.7 kg; BMI 22.4±2.44 kg/m2; fat-free mass 25.4±2.56 kg; < 60 minutes regular physical activity per week) participated in the study, 10 in an whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) group, 10 in an acroyoga group and the remaining 8 in a control group. The most meaningful results to emerge from the data is that acro yoga exercise programme (AYEP) and WB-EMS group led to a postexercise decrease in BP. A clear benefit of AYEP was identified in the analysis. The results indicate statistical significant difference in AYEP group between the beginning and the end of study (SBPpre-test: 124.50 ± 8.31 mmHg vs. SBP30 min post-test: 119.53 ± 11.27 mmHg, p= 0.0445; DBPpre-test: 87.5 ± 3.02 mmHg vs. DBP10 min post-test: 81.23 ± 4.44 mmHg, p= 0.0498; DBPpre-test: 87.5 ± 3.02 mmHg vs. DBP30 min post-test: 80.98 ± 3.61 mmHg, p= 0.0311). From the outcome of our investigation, AYEP was much more beneficial with regards to post-exercise hypotension in comparing with WB-EMS group.