Hour of Exercise a Week Eases Hypertension

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Hour of Exercise a Week Eases Hypertension

ISLAMABAD: It only takes 60 to 90 minutes of exercise a week to

significantly lower blood pressure, Japanese researchers reported.

That amount of aerobic exercise spread out over a week reduced

systolic blood pressure -- the top number on a blood pressure

reading -- an average of 12 points and the lower or diastolic

reading by 8 points, the researchers found.

Doctors consider optimal blood pressure to be 120/80 or lower.

" This study confirms the importance of exercise, " Dr. Weber,

an editor at the American Journal of Hypertension, which published

the study, said in a statement.

" The investigators found a person does not have to spend

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