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Extra 3,000 steps per day can lower blood pressure for older, sedentary adults

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By Regina Schaffer

Older adults with hypertension who did not meet weekly physical activity goals had significant drops in systolic and diastolic BP after adding 3,000 steps per day to their usual routines, data from a pilot study show.

“Merely increasing steps by 3,000 per day from a baseline of 4,000 to a total of 7,000 steps per day reduced systolic BP by 7 mm Hg and diastolic BP by 4 mm Hg among older adults with high BP,” Linda Pescatello, PhD, distinguished professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut, told Healio. Read the full article in Healio.

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Yoga Flexes Muscle for Those With High Blood Pressure

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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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