Adding 5 minutes of exercise to your day could be helpful in lowering blood pressure, a study found. But you may need to do more than walk a few steps, experts say.

A new study found that replacing sedentary time with five minutes of daily physical activity can help lower blood pressure and control hypertension.

Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, a condition that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. Of those, only 25% have their high blood pressure under control. High blood pressure can be caused by a range of factors,

Recent research indicates that even small increases in physical activity, such as five minutes of uphill walking or stair-climbing daily, can significantly lower blood pressure. Findings from the inte

People can make changes to their lifestyle to help avoid hypertension including to diets but studies showed one form of exercise is best

“The finding that doing as little as five extra minutes of exercise or vigorous incidental activities per day could be associated with measurably lower blood pressure readings emphasizes how powerful short bouts of higher intensity movement could be for blood pressure management," he said in a UCL news release.

Doing just five minutes of exercise a day could lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests. According to the NHS, high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is thought to affect 30% of UK adults.

If you have high blood pressure — or want to prevent it — a new study suggests that short bursts of activity may help a lot.

Even if you think you don’t have enough time, fitting in five minutes of cycling, running, or another vigorous ‘exercise-like’ activity improves your blood pressure. The post Study shows how many minutes and which type of exercise lowers blood pressure appeared first on The Manual.