Having high blood pressure can put you at risk of developing\ncardiovascular diseases, but a new study says exercise may be just as effective\nas drugs at decreasing hypertension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine compared data from 194 clinical trials focusing on the impact of drugs on high blood pressure and 197 trials focused on the effects of structured exercise on high blood pressure. Statistics from a total of 39.742 participants were included in the research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team found that, for the general population (which\nincluded both healthy individuals and those with high blood pressure),\nantihypertensive drugs were more effective at lowering blood pressure. But when\nstudying only people with high blood pressure, they found that exercise was\njust as effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, the best effects came from a combination of\nendurance and dynamic resistance training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A word of caution: people with high blood pressure shouldn\u2019t\nstop taking their medications just because they\u2019ve started exercising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t think, on the basis of our study, that patients\nshould stop taking their antihypertensive medications,\u201d says Dr. Huseyin Naci\nof the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and\nPolitical Science. \u201cBut we hope that our findings will inform evidence-based\ndiscussions between clinicians and their patients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The researchers caution that more studies need to be done to\nensure they can replicate their results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, Dr. Naci points out that doctors can\u2019t always\nensure that their patients are adhering to their prescribed exercise routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to recommend that physicians start\nprescribing exercising to their patients,\u201d says Dr. Naci, \u201cbut we also need to\nbe cognizant of the resource implication and ensure that the patients that have\nbeen referred to exercise interventions can adhere to them and so really derive\nbenefit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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