Posted Jan 20, 2023, 6:04 AM
More than a style or a philosophy of life, yoga is also a master asset for heart health. Practicing 15 minutes of yoga every day in addition to usual physical exercises is even more effective than 30 minutes of additional stretching, ensures a three-month pilot experiment carried out with 60 hypertensive patients divided into two groups subjected to these two situations (Canadian Journal of Cardiology, December 2022). While blood pressure, resting heart rate and ten-year cardiovascular risk were both reduced, the benefit was greater with yoga, particularly in lowering systolic blood pressure (the highest number ). For the researchers, the playful aspect of yoga compared to conventional stretching should be highlighted as part of a risk prevention program or for people already suffering from hypertension.
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