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Four ten minute walks a day!

"Pre" high blood pressure is defined as 120-139 systolic (the "top number") over 80-89 diastolic (the "bottom number").  Pre hypertension leads to . . well, high blood pressure (greater than 140 over 90) unless we do something about it.
 
A new study demonstrates that ONLY 4 ten minute walks a day reduces blood pressure . . and the effect lasts even longer (11 hours) than a 1 forty minute walk (which lasts 7 hours)!
 
How's that for easy?
 
Coupled with the eating more fruit (more potassium in ALL fruits lowers blood pressure), eating healthier snacks (with less salt/sodium which raises blood pressure), relieving stress, exercising or just breathing outdoors (which lower blood pressure) . . and eating right (on the road to weight loss).
 
You see . . little choices all add up in a BIG way!
 
Have a great day.
 
Mike
Published Sep 18 2006, 03:01 PM by mparkinson

Comments

 

exerciseisfun said:

I think that 4 short exercise sessions can actually help more than the one longer, heart rate-raising session.
Could it be because the inactive period is shorter?
At any rate, this could make it easier for persons to make positive impacts on the lives and health. Thank you.
November 28, 2006 10:29 PM
 

mamag said:

Thank you, my daughter, age 21, was just discovered to have Pre-hypertension.  We will try this 4 short sessions and watch ther results.  Thank you.
December 5, 2006 6:22 PM
 

klhester said:

Interesting.  I like really long walks but maybe I'll add a couple short walks in with the long one.
February 7, 2007 12:37 AM

About mparkinson

Dr. Mike, EVP and Chief Health and Medical Officer, is responsible for the strategic direction and health care management at Lumenos. Formerly Director of Medical Programs and Resources for the U.S. Air Force, he was responsible for policy and planning for the Medical Service with over 2 million beneficiaries, 70 facilities and a $4 billion budget. A retired colonel, he served as deputy director of Air Force Medical Operations and chief of preventive medicine. He is President-Elect of the American College of Preventive Medicine and a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee reviewing NASA prevention programs, the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board. Mike is a recipient of the Air Force Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Service Award of the American College of Preventive Medicine and Distinguished Recent Graduate Award from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He received his A.B. from Cornell University, M.D. from George Washington University, family practice training at the UCLA and his M.P.H., preventive medicine residency and chief residency at the Johns Hopkins University.

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