PHM-Wellness-Newsletter-Winter-19-EMAIL

PHM-Wellness-Newsletter-Winter-19-EMAIL

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A PERIODICAL FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE PINNACLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT WELLNESS PROGRAM

Latest Research on High Blood Pressure

Fitness Top Exercises to Lower Blood Pressure

According to the American Hear t Association (AHA), more than 75 million Americans have hypertension, also known as high blood pressure.This condition makes the hear t work harder to pump blood throughout the body. Regular exercise strengthens the hear t muscle, increases endurance and reduces high blood pressure. Regular exercise can lower blood pressure and choosing the right workout can make exercise fun. You can do 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity 3 to 4 times a week or break it into smaller segments, whatever works best for your schedule. Cardiovascular or aerobic exercise - walking, jogging, swimming, cycling and dancing – makes your body deliver large amounts of oxygen to your working muscles.Walking, which is low impact and easily accessible, causes minimal stress to joints. Forty-minute segments several times a week or multiple shorter jaunts are equally effective.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine claims that structured exercise may be as effective as drugs in lowering blood pressure in people with high blood p r e s s u r e (above 140 mm Hg ) . Subs tituting exercise for drugs could be a problem because of other health issues and inactivity among about 40 percent of adults. Researchers used >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4

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