Introduction
RPE, hypertension
HYPERTENSION, HYPERTENSION
Hypertension, characterised by a sustained elevation in arterial blood pressure (≥ 140 mmHg systolic and/or ≥ 90 mmHg diastolic), is the most common long-term health condition in the UK and a primary risk factor for mortality (Mancia et al. Exercise has been recommended as a non-pharmacological lifestyle modification for the treatment of hypertension (Brook et al. To date, most IE interventions designed to lower BP utilise either handgrip (Stiller-Moldovan et al. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) could provide an easy to use and accessible alternative means of assessing and monitoring exercise intensity (Lea et al. Therefore, the aims of this research were to: (1) examine the effectiveness of a 4-week home-based IWS training intervention, using RPE to prescribe and monitor exercise intensity, as a means of reducing resting and ambulatory arterial BP; and (2) compare the RPE prescribed intervention with the previously validated and implemented HRpeak method of prescription (Wiles et al. 