{"id":6321,"date":"2024-05-17T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:25:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T09:25:27","slug":"how-to-exercise-for-lower-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6321","title":{"rendered":"How to Exercise for Lower Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s not which workout you choose, but how you do it.<\/p>\n

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Hypertension affects more than half<\/a> of America\u2019s adult population. It is a leading cause of stroke and heart attack, and often comes with no obvious early symptoms.<\/p>\n

One of the best ways to both prevent high blood pressure and lower it is by working out (as well as an improved diet<\/a>). That\u2019s in part because consistent and frequent exercise prompts your body to form new capillaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like producing extra release valves for your heart,\u201d said John Bauer, the education content director for the International Sports Sciences Association. \u201cSo there\u2019s less pressure on the existing blood vessels.\u201d<\/p>\n

But which exercises are the most effective? Numerous studies have found that yoga,<\/a> wall sits<\/a> and cardiovascular exercise<\/a> are particularly helpful for lowering blood pressure. Tai chi<\/a> is another gentle, low-stress exercise that some studies<\/a> suggest is especially good for hypertension. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAny exercise will help, but it\u2019s the framework you put around it that matters most,\u201d said Dr. Lili Barouch, the director of sports cardiology and an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n

This framework should follow a few rules around things like intensity, regularity and effective warm-ups, and include regular consultations with your doctor. Blood pressure spikes can cause health emergencies, though other effects are more subtle. If at any point you feel lightheaded or dizzy, stop immediately and check in with a health care provider.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not which workout you choose, but how you do it.Hypertension affects more than half of America\u2019s adult population. It is a leading cause of stroke and heart attack, and often comes with no obvious early symptoms.One of the best ways to both prevent high blood pressure and lower it is by working out (as well as an improved diet). That\u2019s in part because consistent and frequent exercise prompts your body to form new capillaries.\u201cIt\u2019s like producing extra release valves for your heart,\u201d said John Bauer, the education content director for the International Sports Sciences Association. \u201cSo there\u2019s less pressure on the existing blood vessels.\u201dBut which exercises are the most effective? Numerous studies have found that yoga, wall sits and cardiovascular exercise are particularly helpful for lowering blood pressure. Tai chi is another gentle, low-stress exercise that some studies suggest is especially good for hypertension. \u201cAny exercise will help, but it\u2019s the framework you put around it that matters most,\u201d said Dr. Lili Barouch, the director of sports cardiology and an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University.This framework should follow a few rules around things like intensity, regularity and effective warm-ups, and include regular consultations with your doctor. Blood pressure spikes can cause health emergencies, though other effects are more subtle. If at any point you feel lightheaded or dizzy, stop immediately and check in with a health care provider.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6323,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6321"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6324,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions\/6324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}