How you could lower your blood pressure in five minutes

New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity - such as uphill walking or stair-climbing - into your day may help to lower blood pressure.
According to joint senior author of the research Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, Director of the ProPASS Consortium from the Charles Perkins Centre, just five minutes of activity a day is estimated to potentially reduce blood pressure, while replacing sedentary behaviours with 20-27 minutes of exercise per day, including uphill walking, stair-climbing, running and cycling, was also estimated to lead to a clinically meaningful reduction in blood pressure.
The study, published in Circulation, was carried out by experts from the ProPASS (Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep) Consortium, an international academic collaboration led by the University of Sydney and University College London (UCL).
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