Exercise lowers blood pressure in university professors during subsequent teaching and sleeping hours

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Table 1 General procedures during experimental sessions

Breakfast at home	Arrival at the laboratory	Resting measurements	Exercise or control	Showering	MAPA positioning	Teaching	Lunch and post-lunch	General activities of daily living	Dinner and postdinner	Sleeping
6 am	6.30 am	6.40 am to 7 am	7 am to 7.30 am	7.30 am to 7.50 am	7.50 am to 7.55 am	8 am to noon	Noon to 2 pm	2 pm to 6 pm	6 pm to 11.30 pm	11.30 pm to 7 am

Figure 1 Change (Δ) in systolic blood pressure (A), diastolic blood pressure (B) and mean arterial pressure (C) during the 24 hours following exercise (EX30) and control (CONT) sessions.

Note: *P < 0.05 compared with rest (pre-exercise); ^†P < 0.05 compared with CONT session.
Abbreviations: SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure.