OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effects of aerobic exercise physical education on blood pressure in high-risk, predominantly African-American, adolescent girls. METHODS:Ninth-grade girls (n = 99) with blood pressure above the 67th percentile were randomized to 1 semester of aerobic exercise classes or standard physical education classes. RESULT: The study was completed by 88 girls. At posttest, only members of the aerobic exercise group increased their estimated cardiorespiratory fitness. The aerobic exercise group had a greater decrease in systolic blood pressure than the standard physical education group (P < .03). CONCLUSIONS:Aerobic exercise physical education is a feasible and effective health promotion strategy for high-risk adolescent girls.
RCT Entities:
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effects of aerobic exercise physical education on blood pressure in high-risk, predominantly African-American, adolescent girls. METHODS: Ninth-grade girls (n = 99) with blood pressure above the 67th percentile were randomized to 1 semester of aerobic exercise classes or standard physical education classes. RESULT: The study was completed by 88 girls. At posttest, only members of the aerobic exercise group increased their estimated cardiorespiratory fitness. The aerobic exercise group had a greater decrease in systolic blood pressure than the standard physical education group (P < .03). CONCLUSIONS: Aerobic exercise physical education is a feasible and effective health promotion strategy for high-risk adolescent girls.
Authors: J M Hagberg; D Goldring; A A Ehsani; G W Heath; A Hernandez; K Schechtman; J O Holloszy Journal: Am J Cardiol Date: 1983-10-01 Impact factor: 2.778
Authors: Mathew J Gregoski; Vernon A Barnes; Martha S Tingen; Gregory A Harshfield; Frank A Treiber Journal: J Adolesc Health Date: 2010-09-24 Impact factor: 5.012
Authors: Krista Casazza; Andrew Brown; Arne Astrup; Fredrik Bertz; Charles Baum; Michelle Bohan Brown; John Dawson; Nefertiti Durant; Gareth Dutton; David A Fields; Kevin R Fontaine; Steven Heymsfield; David Levitsky; Tapan Mehta; Nir Menachemi; P K Newby; Russell Pate; Hollie Raynor; Barbara J Rolls; Bisakha Sen; Daniel L Smith; Diana Thomas; Brian Wansink; David B Allison Journal: Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr Date: 2015 Impact factor: 11.176