Exercise: Walking

Summary

• These findings suggest that at-risk populations can perform BFR without fear of overt cardiovascular risk.

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Safety Study Yoga

Exercise: Yoga

Summary

• We found that there were no further elevations in arterial blood pressure and myocardial oxygen demand when B3/ B  Strong Bands were added to yoga practices.
• Our findings indicate that B3 / B Strong Bands can be applied to yoga while avoiding unfavorable hemodynamic responses and preserving the intended effects on muscle hypertrophy.

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Study : Blood Flow Restriction Training Reduced Blood Pressure During Exercise

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CONCLUSIONS:

"Our findings suggested that BFR training might be effective in lowering blood pressure during exercise. These data have potential clinical application in the treatment of hypertension, which should be further investigated in patients with high blood pressure"

Study : Effects of Low-Intensity BFR Training in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease

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CONCLUSIONS:

"This study shows that low intensity BFR training in people with ischemic heart disease resulted in: increased muscle strength and mass, as well as endurance or VO2 max improvement. The study concludes that BFR is a promising and effective method for cardiac rehabilitation"

Peer Review :  Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Exercises on Bone Metabolism

BFR with B3 Bands allows people to do strength training with exercise as easy as walking!

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Summary

Using BFR showed improved skeletal bone mass patterns

Other papers showed that low intensity exercise combined with BFR may provide not only an increase in muscle adaptation, but also in bone and consequently modification in its biomarkers

Studies analyzed two biomarkers and found that BFR training also accelerates bone metabolism

Both aerobic and anaerobic exercises combined with BFR can provide satisfactory results related to the bone biomarkers.

Conclusion:

BFR is a feasible and applicable alternative to many population groups (elderly, young, physically active or not), that aim to treat or slow up the effects of bone diseases

Study : Middle Aged Women

Reference: Effect of a low-intensity resistance exercise program with blood flow restriction on growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in middle-aged women

CONCLUSIONS: A significant elevated GH level was observed in the BFR groups when compared with the control group.

Study : 7 Healthy Older Men (70 yo)

Reference: Circulating hormone and cytokine response to low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction in older men.

CONCLUSIONS: GH increased from rest to 30-min post-exercise and was greater during BFR than without. In conclusion, a single bout of  BFR increases the circulating concentrations of GH in older men and may explain the skeletal muscle and peripheral vascular adaptations observed following training with BFR.

Study : Effects of walking with blood flow restriction on limb venous compliance in elderly subjects

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Protocol:

• Sixteen women aged 59-78 years were partially randomized into either a slow walking with BFR group
• The BFR walk group performed 20-min treadmill slow walking 5 days per week for 6 weeks

CONCLUSIONS:

"After 6 weeks, leg venous compliance increased significantly in the BFR walk group"