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Isometric Exercises May Help Lower Blood Pressure, Study Finds
Researchers found that one weekly wall-squat session preserved systolic blood pressure gains over eight weeks, while stopping exercise reversed earlier improvements.
- New research published in BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine suggests that even a single weekly session of isometric exercise can help preserve blood pressure improvements over the short term.
- Researchers tracked 100 participants averaging 37.4 years through an eight-week protocol: four weeks of initial wall-squat training three times weekly, followed by four weeks of varied maintenance schedules.
- Participants performing three weekly sessions saw the largest systolic blood pressure fall of 13.73 mmHg; twice-weekly and once-weekly groups recorded reductions of 6.95 mmHg and 6.56 mmHg, respectively.
- Stopping exercise caused blood pressure benefits to fade completely, while neither once- nor twice-weekly schedules produced statistically significant improvements in diastolic blood pressure compared to control.
- Researchers emphasized that the maintenance phase lasted only four weeks, with additional longitudinal studies needed to determine whether less frequent training preserves cardiovascular benefits over months or years.
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