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Summary of ‘A randomized 9-month study of blood pressure and body fat responses to aerobic
training versus combined aerobic and resistance training in older men’ by Sousa, N., Mendes, R.,
Abrantes, C., Sampaio, J. and Oliveira, J.
This randomized research study examined the effect of various exercise training
approaches on blood pressure as well as responses of the body parts in a healthy older man. The
study states that hypertension has remained as one of the preventable and preventable causes of
heart-related diseases (Cardiovascular diseases). About 50% of the older adults suffer from
hypertension and are at high risk of suffering from cerebrovascular disease, chronic renal failure,
obesity, coronary heart disease, and peripheral arterial disease. Body mass index (BMI) has been
broadly used as a replacement measure of obesity as well as overweight. In older adults,
overweight is described by a body mass index between 25 to 30kg/cm2 while obesity is ≥
30kg/cm2. The article states that exercise training has been widely preferred as a non-
pharmacological method of treatment as well as prevention of high blood pressure and body fat
reduction. For instance, resistance and aerobic training are linked to the systolic blood pressure
reduction as well as a reduction in diastolic blood pressure. Few studies have been conducted in
older adults to address whether the changes in the body fats influence changes brought about by
training in the blood pressure.
Sample population size was 59 older men living independently in Maia, Portugal. The
timeline of the data collection was nine months. They were randomly put in 3 groups, that is, 20
in aerobic and resistance training, 19 in aerobic training and 20 in the control group. The study
concluded that programs of exercise training are non-pharmacological tools for reducing
hypertension and obesity. The combination of aerobic and resistance training is highly effective

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in preventing cardiovascular disease as compared to training done is isolated mode (Sousa,
Mendes, Abrantes, Sampaio & Oliveira, 2013).
References
Sousa, N., Mendes, R., Abrantes, C., Sampaio, J., & Oliveira, J. (2013). A randomized 9-month
study of blood pressure and body fat responses to aerobic training versus combined
aerobic and resistance training in older men. Experimental Gerontology, 48(8), 727–733.
Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2013.04.008