Purpose. The potential of functional training (FT) to improve health is evident. However, regarding post-exercise hypotension (PEH) in older adults, there are few data. The study aimed to determine the cardiometabolic demand imposed by an FT session and evaluate PEH, comparing it with exercise sessions with aerobic and resistance exercises in physically active practitioners. Methods. Fourteen young (23.3 ± 2 years) and 15 older (68 ± 4 years) adults underwent a control session and FT session randomly determined. Blood pressure, heart rate, and double product were recorded at rest, during exercise, and in every 10 minutes over 60 minutes of recovery. Additionally, we measured the rate of perceived exertion (RPE). Results. The FT protocol promoted systolic PEH in both groups in the last half of recovery, reaching a reduction of 10.4 ± 4.9 mm Hg in young and 13.4 ± 3.8 mm Hg in older adults (p < 0.05). No differences were observed between the groups (p > 0.05). There were no differences between the groups with reference to RPE at any time (p > 0.05). Conclusions. A single FT session is able to promote PEH in normotensive young and borderline hypertensive older adults but without changing the RPE in comparison over the time, owing to a great similarity of FT practices in the groups.

2 ) foram submetidas a uma sessão de ginástica aeróbica, de baixo impacto, com deslocamentos, caminhadas, subir/descer step de 15 cm, propulsão em jump e alto impacto (corrida), sempre três minutos por tipo de movimentação. A sessão durou 60 minutos, com intensidade de 70-80% da frequência cardíaca máxima. O ITB, a pressão arterial sistólica (PAS) e diastólica (PAD) foram medidas em repouso e após exercício, por doppler vascular portátil e esfigmomanômetro, cujos valores de mediana foram comparados pelo teste de Wilcoxon (p<0,05). Resultados: O ITB (pré: 1,0 (0,07) vs. pós: 1,0 (0,12)), PAS (pré: 122,0 (20,0)) vs. pós: 120,0 (25,5) e PAD (pré: 80,5 (11,25) vs. pós: 78,0 (11,88)) não se alteraram significativamente (p>0,05) após o exercício. Conclusão: Uma sessão de ginástica, em mulheres hipertensas e fisicamente ativas, não altera o ITB, PAS e PAD, implicando-se a não exposição das praticantes ao risco de doença arterial obstrutiva de membros inferiores, nesta atividade aeróbica. DESCRITORES ABSTRACT Objective:To analyze the acute effects of an aerobic gymnastic session on ABI and BP levels in physically active hypertensive women. Material and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study, in which six hypertensive women (55±3 years, 49.6±4.7 kg, 1.54±0.1 m, 23.4±1.5 kg/m 2 ) underwent a single aerobic gymnastic session, including lowimpact movements, moving, walking, going up/down a 15-cm step, jump and high-impact (running) propulsion, with three minutes for each sort of movement. The whole session lasted 60 minutes with intensity of 70-80% of the maximum heart rate. The ABI and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure levels were measured at rest and post-exercise, using a portable vascular doppler and a sphygmomanometer, whose median values were compared using the Wilcoxon test (p<0.05). Results: Data demonstrated that the ABI (pre: 1.0 (0.07) vs. post: 1.0 (0.12)), SBP (pre: 122.0 (20.0) vs. post: 120.0 (25.5)) and DBP (pre: 80.5 (11.25)