Kurort Health Walking Preferentially Decreases Higher Blood Pressure and Improves Mood

Autor: Minatoguchi, Shinya, Minagawa, Taro, Nishigaki, Kazuhiko, Ojio, Shinsuke, Yasuda, Shinji, Osawa, Kaori, Sasaki, Munenori, Ogawa, Masashi, Marumo, Tatehiro, Takano, Shin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Circulation Reports
ISSN: 2434-0790
Popis: Background: Kurort is a German term from the words kur (cure) and ort (area), and refers to improvements in patients’ health in areas full of nature. We investigated the effect of kurort health walking in the 2 urban-style kurort health walking courses opened in Gifu City on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate, and mood. Methods and Results: The subjects were 454 people (136 males, 318 females; mean [±SD] age 61.7±9.9 years) taking part in kurort health walking for the first time. SBP, DBP, and heart rate were measured before and after kurort health walking. Mood was assessed using a 10-item checklist after kurort health walking. Kurort health walking significantly decreased SBP and DBP and increased heart rate. The decrease in SBP was significantly greater in the SBP ≥140 than
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