Intervention design
hypertension
HYPERTENSION
On visit 1 the Tinetti test [The VR session, lasted between 20 and 25 min and was divided into five sections: 1. introduction by the virtual trainer agent named “Anna”; 2. warm up; 3. main part; 4. cool down; and 5. training analysis. Only Sect. 3, “main part”, differed between the two VR sessions. The “main part” focused on moderate intensity (40–60% of heart rate reserve (HRR)) according to the recommendations of the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) for patients with hypertension [Sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the VR ExergameThe “main part” of the VR-SET was divided into a learning phase and an exercise phase and lasted approximately 15 to 20 min. For the VR-SET, a chair and dumbbells were used as training objects. In the learning phase, the participants performed the five exercises three times (Fig. Section 3 -”main part” of the VR-SET (visit 1)During the “main part” of the VR-ET, three exercises were completed (Fig. Section 3 -”main part” of the VR-ET (visit 2)After both VR sessions, BP was measured immediately after the session and after five as well as 10 min. This was done three times in total at each time point. In addition, the Borg’s RPE scale [