Table 1. Heart rate (HR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), double product (DP) and blood lactic acid concentration (La) of subjects' prior to, immediately after and during recovery from PNF exercise. Data are means (±SD).
     

Recovery
 

Before PNF

After PNF

1st min

3rd min

5th min

HR (b∙min-1)

82 (10)

108 (15) a

82 (11)

81 (9)

80 (11)

Systolic BP (mmHg)

117.0(10.3) e

125.0 (10.8) a

116.0 (11.1) d,e

114.0 (9.9) c

112.0 (10.1) b,d

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

71.0 (9.6)

75.0 (7.7) c,d,e

72.0 (7.8)

72.0 (9.5)

70.0 (8.2)

DP

95.8 (16.4) e

134.5 (23.8) a

96.3 (17.8) d,e

92.8 (14.3) c

90.7 (16.5) b,d

Blood La (mmol∙L-1)

.69 (.31) c,d,e

3.99 (14.63)

1.41 (.59) e

1.28 (.72)

1.10 (.65) c
asignificantly different from measurements before PNF, and at 1st, 3rd and 5th min of recovery
(p < 0.05).
bsignificantly different from measurements before PNF (p < 0.05).
csignificantly different from measurements at 1st min of recovery (p < 0.05).
dsignificantly different from measurements at 3rd min of recovery (p < 0.05).
esignificantly different from measurements at 5th min of recovery (p < 0.05).