The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of VAMOS program, a physical activity and healthy eating promotion program, in hypertensive from Recife-PE- Brazil. As secondaries goals, the study attempts to:
1. evaluate the effectiveness of VAMOS program with regard to physical activity, the sedentary behavior and eating habits in hypertensives;
2. analyze whether self-efficacy, stages of self-change and social support mediate the possible effects of VAMOS program on physical activity, sedentary behavior and eating habits in hypertensives;
3. evaluate the effectiveness of VAMOS program with regard to clinic and home blood pressure, arterial stiffness, blood flow and flow-mediated dilation, heart rate and heart rate variability in hypertensives;
4. evaluate the effectiveness of VAMOS program on anthropometric and body composition variables in hypertensives;
5. analyze whether the possible result changes brought from VAMOS program in behavioral and biological variables promote changes in quality of life of hypertensives;
6. assess the implementation of VAMOS program in nonpharmacological treatment of hypertension in Recife, northeastern of Brazil;
7. identify whether the possible effects achieved from VAMOS remain three months after the end of the program in hypertensives.
