Wild watermelon contains various nutrients, but the effect of its acute ingestion on arterial
stiffness is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether a single bout of acute ingestion …

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) has traditionally been employed to improve muscle
strength and glucose uptake. EMS may also reduce arterial stiffness, but little is known about …

Purpose Acute or regular stretching exercises reduce arterial stiffness, but whether
stretching exercises per se can reduce central arterial stiffness remain controversial. Recent …

Simple Summary Thirty-seven percent of the US adult population have prehypertension, and
a quarter to half of these over 65 years of age progress to hypertension in four years. Along …

[Purpose] Reports suggest that static stretching, which improves body flexibility, could
reduce arterial stiffness. Regular training using an exercise ball would increase flexibility in …

[Purpose] This study aimed to clarify whether habitual lower-limb stretching intervention
reduces regional arterial stiffness at the stretched site in middle-aged and older …

Abstract Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is a vascular disease that affects over 8 million
Americans. PAD patients commonly have vascular dysfunction and difficulty walking due to …