Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2021
Recreational beach tennis reduces 24-h blood pressure in adults with hypertension: a randomized crossover trial.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03909308 (Effects of a Beach Tennis Training Session on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Individuals), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of a Beach Tennis Training Session on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Individuals: a Randomized Clinical Trial
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of leisure-time physical activity on blood pressure in people with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Sex differences in post-exercise hypotension after a recreational beach tennis session in adults with controlled hypertension: a randomized crossover trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Post-exercise hypotension after different volumes of combined calisthenic and walking exercises in older adults with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of human hypertension · 2025Trial
- A Single Session of Beach Tennis with Recreational Athletes Improves Anxiety Symptoms in Women but Not in Men: A Randomized Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Does Resistance Training Provide Benefits that Are Comparable to Aerobic Exercise in Hypertension?Current hypertension reports · 2026Review
- Shoulder range of motion and strength in beach tennis athletes compared to volleyball and tennis players: implications for injury risk and performance.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Physiological and perceptual demands of singles and doubles beach tennis in women of different competition levels.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Rate of Responders for Post-Exercise Hypotension after Beach Tennis, Aerobic, Resistance and Combined Exercise Sessions in Adults with Hypertension.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Regular Tennis Exercise May Improve the Vascular Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women: The Influence of Hemodynamics.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Isometric handgrip exercise impacts only on very short-term blood pressure variability, but not on short-term blood pressure variability in hypertensive individuals: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the effect of a beach tennis session on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure in adults with hypertension.
methodsIn this randomized crossover trial, 24 participants (12 men and 12 women) randomly performed two experimental sessions: a beach tennis session and a non-exercise control session. The beach tennis session started with a standardized 5-min warm-up consisting of basic techniques, followed by three 12-min beach tennis matches with 2-min intervals between them. Heart rate was continuously recorded and rating of perceived exertion was assessed in the middle and at the end of each set during the beach tennis session. Enjoyment was also assessed after the beach tennis session. The control session was performed in seated rest. Both experimental sessions lasted 45 min. Ambulatory blood pressure was measured continuously for 24 h after sessions.
resultsSystolic blood pressure (24-h: 6 mmHg, P = 0.008; daytime: 6 mmHg, P = 0.031; nighttime: 6 mmHg, P = 0.042) and diastolic blood pressure (24-h: 3 mmHg, P = 0.021; daytime: 3 mmHg, P = 0.036; nighttime: 4 mmHg, P = 0.076) decreased after beach tennis when compared with control. The participants presented a reserve heart rate of 59-68%, and a rating of perceived exertion score of 3.4-4.7 using Borg's CR10 Scale. The enjoyment scores after beach tennis session were higher than 90%.
conclusionA single session of recreational beach tennis reduces 24-h ambulatory blood pressure in adults with hypertension. Additionally, the participants can achieve a high physiological stress but perceive less effort during the practice.
trial registrationDate: April 10, 2019; identifier number NCT03909308 (Clinicaltrials.gov).
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