Doses of Coffee and Blood Pressure Response Post-exercise

Introduction: reduction of blood pressure after physical exercise is called post exercise hypotension (PEH). However, previous studies demonstrate that ingestion of caffeine equivalent to three tea-cup of coffee abolishes this phenomenon. Objective: evaluate the influence of different doses of coffee in PEH. Methods: eleven hypertensive performed four experimental sessions of aerobic exercise in cycle ergometer (40 minutes of duration, intensity between 60% and 80% of maximum heart rate) succeeds for the ingestion of one (CAF-1), two (CAF-2), three (CAF-3) doses of caffeinated coffee (144 mg/dose), or three doses of decaffeinated coffee (DESC). Blood pressure was measured in rest and during 120 minutes of recovery post exercise, each 10 minutes.