Maintaining a healthy lifestyle usually involves a balanced diet, regular physical activity, stress management and getting quality sleep. But when it comes to keeping your ticker in tip-top shape, ...

People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While ...

Chronic stress raises blood pressure. New research from Juntendo University, Japan, reveals that voluntary exercise prevents hypertension (high blood pressure) by restoring STAT3 levels in the ...

Your risk for high blood pressure (hypertension) increases with age, but getting some exercise can make a big difference. And if your blood pressure is already high, exercise can help you control it.

High blood pressure increases the risk for stroke and heart disease, two of the leading causes of death in Ohio. New blood pressure guidelines emphasize lifestyle changes to combat hypertension, a ...

Among the many benefits of exercise is its research-backed ability to lower blood pressure. Research suggests that getting regular exercise, even in 10-minute increments, can drop your systolic blood ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Walking is a proven, accessible way to help lower blood pressure.Some research suggests ...

For many people, medications may be needed to treat high blood pressure, but for everyone making lifestyle changes can make a big difference. Keeping blood pressure in healthy ranges is important to ...

It might seem counterintuitive that something as beneficial as weight lifting could make any health conditions worse. But if you have high blood pressure, you may want to talk with your doctor before ...

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