3. Results
hypertension, overweight
HYPERTENSION
We excluded 35 patients out of the 65 who were not diagnosed with hypertension (systolic and diastolic blood pressures of 130 and 80 mmHg, respectively) [Participants in the experimental group were approximately one year older, overweight (26.1 vs. 24.6), and had a higher average LDL compared to the control group (103.2 vs. 79.3). Both groups had an average heart rate of 81 bpm (After eight weeks of mild to moderate aerobic exercise training, resting blood pressure was significantly reduced between groups (systolic blood pressure: mean difference [MD] = 2.91 mmHg, The mean heart rate, body fat, cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol were significantly decreased between groups (MD = 3.83 beats/min (