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Efficacy of mental and physical training on blood pressure and resting heart rate among physically inactive young adults with elevated blood pressure: a randomized controlled trial.

Key takeaways

This trial with 100 participants found that combining mindfulness and aerobic exercise improved blood pressure. The study lasted 8 weeks and used a small group of-sedentary adults with hypertension.

Who did this work

Mir IA (Department of Physiotherapy, M Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. [email protected].) · Humayra S (Makmal Pemprosesan Imej Kefungsian (Functional Image Processing Laboratory), Department of Radiology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.) · John AT (Faculty of Health Sciences, Lincoln University College, 47301, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.) · Wan CH (Department of Physiotherapy, M Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.) · Toh XY (Department of Physiotherapy, M Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD mind-body · 2026-07-08
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-60452-7