The #1 Exercise to Lower Blood Pressure (It Beats Cardio in 270 Studies)

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The number one exercise to lower blood pressure has beaten cardio in 270 different studies that involved almost 16,000 people. The winner was an exercise that involved no motion whatsoever. All you need is the wall right behind you. The absolute best exercise to lower the systolic blood pressure that won over every other exercise was a type of exercise called the wall sit or wall squat. This is an isometric exercise. That means you're not moving, but you're contracting your muscles. Virtually every single person watching can actually perform this exercise.

Over 50% of the adults in the US have high blood pressure and most of them don't even know it. It's earned its name the silent killer because a lot of times you don't feel high blood pressure.

Why Isometric Exercises Were Initially Ruled Out01:01

Isometric exercises especially for blood pressure are completely underneath the radar. They're not really recommended by a clinical practitioner or a physician because when they initially studied isometric exercises way back in the day, they found that this exercise increased blood pressure. So they automatically ruled it out and actually told people not to do isometric exercises for blood pressure because it was going to worsen the problem. This also filtered through certain scientific committees. This is a thing that you did not want to prescribe for anyone with a heart problem or high blood pressure at all. Not based in any long-term studies, just some initial observations.