Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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19-65 years of age | Serious symptomatic cardiac disease, including previous myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure |
Pre- or Stage 1 hypertension -Systolic blood pressure between 120 and 159 mm Hg - Diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 99 mm Hg | Previous transient ischemic attacks or stroke |
No objective signs of hypertension end-stage disease | Secondary hypertension |
 | Taking medications that could affect hypertension |
 | Necessity to continue antihypertensive medications |
 | Concomitant illness that precludes participation, including diabetes, cancer, infectious disease, renal failure |
 | Pregnancy or chance of pregnancy |
 | Moderate to high risk for cardiac complications during exercise |
 | Inability to comprehend and complete study assessments or comply with study instructions |