Clinical Effectiveness of Boxing Training in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure or Stage 1 Hypertension

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

24

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 15, 2020

Primary Completion Date

March 15, 2020

Study Completion Date

March 15, 2020

Conditions
Elevated Blood PressureHypertension
Interventions
OTHER

Boxing Training

The boxing training intervention will consist of three exercise sessions per week on nonconsecutive days for six weeks. Participants will be instructed to complete 10 rounds of three minutes with a one-minute resting period interspersed. Four rounds will consist of heavy bag punching (e.g. straight, jab, hook) at 60% VO2max and three rounds at 90-95% VO2max, while the remaining 3 rounds will be focused on mitt work at 60% VO2max.

OTHER

Control flexibility

The control group will perform three days per week 10 minutes of dynamic articular movement, five minutes of uni pedal stance, and five minutes of stretching of the upper limbs for six weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

79968

The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Texas, El Paso

OTHER

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