Table 3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study

• Males and females aged 18 to 70 years

• Diagnosed with SAH

• Signed a free informed consent form

• Considered insufficiently active (IPAQ)

• Non-active smokers

• Currently engaging in any type of systematic physical activity

• Blood pressure hyper-reactivity in the clinical assessment (SBP > 220 mmHg and/or increase in DBP > 15 mmHg)

• Ongoing infectious diseases

• Obesity class II or III (BMI)

• Heart failure class III or IV; recent cardiovascular event (in the last three months); chronic renal failure; and malignant disease with life expectancy < 2 years

• Orthopedic impairments or any physical or mental limitations that prevent physical exercises

• After the training intervention, individuals who attended < 85 % or missed > 2 consecutive training sessions will be excluded from the sample. Subjects will be encouraged to complete any missed session at the end of training by performing additional sessions.