Evidence Question
Does Resistance training improve systolic blood pressure?
Related to: Cardiometabolic RiskShort answer
Current evidence does not show a clear benefit of Resistance training for systolic blood pressure.
Evidence at a glance
- Evidence strength
- Moderate Evidence
- Supporting research
- 2 studys
- Randomized trials
- 2 trials
Why do we say this?
Across 2 randomized trials, findings are mixed, the evidence does not yet establish a clear effect on systolic blood pressure with Resistance training.
Context and limitations
Some evidence reported benefits while other evidence found little or no effect.
- Only a small number of supporting studies are available.
Explore the evidence
Supporting research
2 published studys