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AI InsightRS in a blue ecological environment is thought to provide positive improvements in BP and LEMS values of older adults with EBP and to have a cumulative effect on metabolic safety and the quality of the aging process
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of recreational swimming (RS) on blood pressure (BP) and lower extremity muscle strength (LEMS) in older adults with elevated blood pressure (EBP). A total of 44 elderly people, 21 men (x̄age=70.6 years, sd= 1.07; body mass index (BMI)=27.4 kg/m2, sd=0.67) and 23 women (x̄age=70.2 years, sd=1.15; BMI=28.6 kg/m2, sd=0.92) participated in the study. Participants were reached by snowball sampling method. Data were collected using a semi-automated BP monitor and Chair Stand Test. Analyses were performed using mixed-design ANOVA with a significance level of p<.05. There was a significant difference between groups [F (2,84)=16.59, p<.001, η²p=.028] and times [F (2,84)=3.55, p<.033, η²p=.080] in systolic blood pressure (SBP). There was significant difference between groups [F (1,42)=24.48, p<.001, η²p=.368] in diastolic blood pressure (DBP). There was a statistically significant difference between groups [F (1,42)=28.68, p<.001, η²p=.041] in mean blood pressure (MBP). There was a statistically significant difference between groups and times [F (1,42)=4.2, p<.046, η²p=.96; F (1,84)=87.1, p<.001, η²p=.96, respectively] in LEMS. There was a significant difference between times [F (2,84)=26.6, p<.001, η²p=.1] in BMI. There was a statistically significant difference between groups, time and group*time interaction [F (1,42)=18.53, p<.001, η²p=.03; F (2,84) =29.35, p<.001, η²p=.04; F (2,84)=4.59, p<.013, η²p=.099, respectively] in rating of perceived exertion. RS in a blue ecological environment is thought to provide positive improvements in BP and LEMS values of older adults with EBP and to have a cumulative effect on metabolic safety and the quality of the aging process