Exercises that increase your heart rate — like cycling, climbing stairs, or running — are more effective at reducing blood pressure than walking.

As little as five minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous exercise may help lower blood pressure, a new study suggests. While five minutes is the minimum amount to see any change in blood pressure, 10 or 20 minutes may be enough to see clinically meaningful improvements.

Finding time to exercise each day is a challenge for many people, but a new study of nearly 15,000 men and women found that adding as little as five minutes of activity to get your heart rate up is enough to lower blood pressure.

If you want to exercise for longer periods of time, Chen suggests focusing on aerobic activities like walking or jogging, bicycling and swimming. “It is also helpful to incorporate some strength training, as this also helps to improve the function of blood vessels and improve blood pressure,” he says.

Short bouts of higher-intensity exercise were found to make "clinically meaningful" improvements in blood pressure, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation.

Even if you think you don’t have enough time, fitting in five minutes of cycling, running, or another vigorous ‘exercise-like’ activity improves your blood pressure. The post Study shows how many minutes and which type of exercise lowers blood pressure appeared first on The Manual.

Just five more minutes of exercise doesn't sound so bad, right? Especially when such a small amount may improve your blood pressure, according to a new study.

Five minutes of exercise a day is enough to lower blood pressure, a study has found. Exercise has long been known to benefit people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and it also lowers the risk of developing the condition.