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Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): A new study discovered that increasing exercise by 3,000 steps per day can significantly reduce high blood pressure in older persons...
This study sought to determine if older adults with hypertension could receive these benefits by moderately increasing their daily walking, which is one of the easiest and most popular forms of physical activity for this population...
This would also put most participants at 7,000 daily steps, in line with the American College of Sports Medicines recommendation.. 3,000 steps is large enough but not too challenging to achieve for health benefits, Lee said...
The researchers sent participants a kit with pedometers, blood pressure monitors, and step diaries for participants to log how much they were walking each day...
Ina previous study, we found that when exercise is combined with medication, exercise bolsters the effects of blood pressure medication alone, Pescatello said..
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