@article{MAKHILLRJBS201161011287,
    title = {Maximum Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Exercise-Trained and Sedentary Healthy Males in Ilorin, Nigeria},
    journal = {Research Journal of Biological Sciences},
    volume = {6},
    number = {10},
    pages = {537-540},
    year = {2011},
    issn = {1815-8846},
    doi = {rjbsci.2011.537.540},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-8846&doi=rjbsci.2011.537.540},
    author = {O.O. and},
    keywords = {Exercise-trained,resting heart rate,maximum heart rate,blood pressure,sedentary,individuals},
    abstract = {The effect of exercise-training on heart rate and blood pressure both at rest and after an all out effort on a bicycle ergometer was studied in 87 healthy Nigerian males. The age groups of the subjects are 15-19, 20-24, 25-29 and 30-34 years. Results showed that exercise-trained individuals have a significantly lower resting rate (p<0.05) and a significantly lower maximum heart rate (p<0.05) than sedentary individuals in all the age groups. However, no significant difference was recorded in the blood pressure (both systole and diastole) between exercise-trained and sedentary individuals in all the age groups. Endurance training, through improvement of heart efficiency may improve cardiac autonomic balance; increasing parasympathetic while decreasing sympathetic stimulation of the heart. Exercise training results in markedly lower heart rate readings in exercise-trained individuals compared with sedentary individuals.}
    }