Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2009
Upper but not lower limb resistance training increases arterial stiffness in humans.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03325933 (Resistance Training and Cardiometabolic Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Resistance Training and Cardiometabolic Health
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Can resistance training alone or resistance training combined with aerobic training improve arterial stiffness, endothelial function, and other vascular function indicators in adults with hypertension or overweight/obesity-related vascular risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Arterial stiffness adaptations to chronic resistance and aerobic exercise: a systematic review of exercise modalities.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Low-to-Moderate-Intensity Resistance Exercise Effectively Improves Arterial Stiffness in Adults: Evidence From Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Resistance Training on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy People: A Systematic Review.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Resistance Training on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current hypertension reports · 2020Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Acute effect of static stretching on arterial stiffness following high-intensity resistance exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Acute Effects of Traditional Versus Cluster Set Upper Body Resistance Training on Heart Rate Variability and Blood Pressure in Trained Men.European journal of sport science · 2025Trial
- Resistance exercise lowers blood pressure and improves vascular endothelial function in individuals with elevated blood pressure or stage-1 hypertension.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024Trial
- Progressive iso-inertial resistance exercise promotes more favorable cardiovascular adaptations than traditional resistance exercise in young adults.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024Trial
- Impact of low-intensity resistance and whole-body vibration training on aortic hemodynamics and vascular function in postmenopausal women.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2019Trial
- Effects of resistance training on MRI-derived epicardial fat volume and arterial stiffness in women with obesity: a randomized pilot study.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Trial
- Resistance-based interval exercise acutely improves endothelial function in type 2 diabetes.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2016Trial
- Effects of Resistance Training With and Without Caloric Restriction on Arterial Stiffness in Overweight and Obese Older Adults.American journal of hypertension · 2016Trial
- Effects of high-intensity and blood flow-restricted low-intensity resistance training on carotid arterial compliance: role of blood pressure during training sessions.European journal of applied physiology · 2013Trial
- Comparison of the acute impact of maximal arm and leg aerobic exercise on arterial stiffness.European journal of applied physiology · 2012Trial
- Effect of different types of resistance exercise on arterial compliance and calf blood flow.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Dose-dependent effects of flavanol-rich dark chocolate intake before resistance exercise on arterial stiffness in healthy young men.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The acute impact of resistance exercise training on cardiovascular parameters in trained and untrained adults with high blood pressure.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Arteries and Hearts in Motion: Sex Differences in Exercise-Mediated Protection Against Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
Resistance training is widely recommended to prevent sarcopenia and osteoporosis. However, the effects of upper and lower limb resistance training on arterial stiffness are unclear. The present study investigates the effects of upper and lower limbs resistance training on arterial stiffness. Thirty young healthy subjects (male 19, female 11, aged 20.1 +/- 0.4 years, mean +/- SD) were randomly assigned to upper limb RT group (upper limb group, n = 10, male 7, female 3), lower limb RT group (lower limb group, n = 10, male 7, female 3) and sedentary groups (n = 10, male 6, female 4). The upper and lower limb groups performed RT at 80% of one repetition maximum twice each week for 10 weeks. Arterial stiffness was measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV). In addition, we measured plasma norepinephrine (NE) concentration. baPWV after training in the upper limb group had significantly increased from baseline (P < 0.05). In addition, plasma NE concentration after training in the upper limb group had significantly increased from baseline (P < 0.05). No such changes were observed in the lower limb and sedentary groups. Moreover, a significant positive correlation between baPWV and plasma NE concentration in upper limb group was observed (P < 0.05). In contrast, no significant correlation between baPWV and plasma NE concentration in lower limb and sedentary groups was observed. These findings suggested that upper limbs resistance training increases plasma NE concentration and promotes the increase of arterial stiffness.
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