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— BP lowering and other effects suggest it’s more than a stretching exercise
Yoga provided extra blood pressure (BP) lowering and other benefits when added to a regular exercise routine, a small pilot trial showed.
At one exercise rehabilitation center, hypertensive patients who were randomized to an additional 15 minutes of yoga, in lieu of extra stretching during supervised training sessions, showed improvements at 3 months in terms of:
- BP: -11/8 mm Hg from 130/77 mm Hg with yoga vs -4/3 mm Hg from 126/76 mm Hg with stretching (P<0.001)
Read the full story in MedPage Today here.
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