Discussion
The identification of factors that can help in the treatment
of hypertension constitutes an important strategy
to prevent the emergence of comorbidities associated to
this disease. This study presents an evaluation of blood
pressure after holding two physical exercises that can aid
in the treatment of hypertension and improve the quality
of life of elderly. Several evidences in the literature show
that regular aerobic exercises exert an antihypertensive
effect3,14,22,23 that when performed chronically can be able
to prevent and treat systolic hypertension4
.
After observed the profile of the volunteers, it was noticed
that the participants presented high levels of BMI
and waist/hip index , which might have contributed to
the reduction of the mobility and agility15, and thus justify
the percentage of effort below 60% of maximum heart
rate found in this study (Table II). The behavior of the
heart rate was consistent with literature16, the heart rate
of the participants rose gradually, and it kept in a specific
training zone. The same expected response was observed
in the recovery period, in which the heart rate values