2023-07-30 06:19:26
According to a study, published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, isometric exercises (such as squats and planks) are beneficial for blood pressure.
We know that doing physical exercise is good for your health. But some of them make it possible to target benefits. This is particularly the case to help regulate blood pressure, according to a new study by researchers from the British universities of Canterbury Christ Church and Leicester. The latter examined the effects of all training methods on resting blood pressure and thus determined the best antihypertensive exercises. About 16,000 people were brought together to carry out this unprecedented study.
“All relevant research reporting reductions in systolic blood pressure (a measure of blood pressure when the heart is beating) and/or diastolic blood pressure (a measure of blood pressure between beats) following a series of ‘exercises over two weeks, with a control group, were included,’ the research teams said.
VERY EFFECTIVE exercises
According to the study published this week, significant decreases in resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure were seen following completing all categories of exercise. However, the reductions were greater following doing isometric exercises. Thus, three exercises can bear fruit in particular: sheathing, the plank but also the chair in squats once morest a wall are beneficial.
“Meta-analyses found that chair and running were more effective in reducing systolic blood pressure (90.4%) and diastolic blood pressure (91.3%)”, can we read in the study.
It is estimated that one in three adults is affected. It would thus concern less than 10% of 18-34 year olds, once morest more than 65% following 65 years.
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