Journal article
Frequent, short bouts of light-intensity exercises while standing decreases systolic blood pressure: Breaking Up Sitting Time after Stroke (BUST-Stroke) trial
C English, H Janssen, G Crowfoot, J Bourne, R Callister, A Dunn, C Oldmeadow, LK Ong, K Palazzi, A Patterson, NJ Spratt, FR Walker, DW Dunstan, J Bernhardt
International Journal of Stroke | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Stroke survivors sit for long periods each day. Uninterrupted sitting is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Breaking up uninterrupted sitting with frequent, short bouts of light-intensity physical activity has an immediate positive effect on blood pressure and plasma clotting factors in healthy, overweight, and type 2 diabetic populations. Aim: We examined the effect of frequent, short bouts of light-intensity physical activity on blood pressure and plasma fibrinogen in stroke survivors. Methods: Prespecified secondary analyses from a three-armed randomized, within-participant, crossover trial. Participants were 19 stroke survivors (nine female, aged 68 yea..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was supported by a Stroke Foundation of Australia Seeding Grant (2015) and John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Grant (2016). Associate Professor English was supported by National Heart Foundation Future Leaders Fellowship (#101177). Prof Dunstan was supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (NHMRC #1078360). Prof Bernhardt was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Established Research Fellowship (#1058635). The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Baker Institute acknowledge the Victorian State Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.