Modalidades de actividad física y su eficacia en el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial. Revisión narrativa

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Abstract:Arterial hypertension (HTA), the silent enemy, considered a disease not communicable disease that significantly increases the risk of heart disease, encephalopathies, nephropathies and other diseases. Its prevalence and incidence are increasing significantly due to the increase in risk factors, one of them being inactivity physical and lack of exercise in the treatment of the disease. This work was developed with the aim of deepening the different modalities of physical activity and their benefits in arterial hypertension, through the review of biomedical literature in the PubMed, SciELO, and Virtual Health Library databases. The results of this work reflect the findings of literature reviews, meta-analyses, essays and studies applied to adults over 18 years of age in America, Asia and Europe, in which delves into the types of physical modality implemented as a treatment method and/or prevention of HTA, its benefits and duration to obtain successful results; hoping that they will be useful to issue recommendations on the modality with greater benefit in the treatment and prevention of disease.