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Even a Little Exercise Helps Lower Blood Pressure Print E-mail
by Charles Stuart Platkin   
Monday, 13 August 2007

Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure and boost overall fitness, suggests a small study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Systolic blood pressure and waist and hip girth fell significantly in those walking only three days per week ( Current recommendations are to indulge in 30 minutes of moderately strenuous exercise on at least five days of the week. Bottom line: Even a few minutes a day is better than nothing.

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