Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: The number one exercise for lowering blood pressure

Want to lower your blood pressure? A new study pinpoints exactly what kind of exercise is best for easing blood pressure, and it doesn't involve running on the treadmill or pumping iron at the gym.

Instead, the study reveals that static isometric exercises like wall sits (also known as wall squats) and planks, which engage muscles without movement, are best for lowering blood pressure. The new analysis, a systematic review of 270 studies published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, confirms that many types of exercise - including aerobic activity, weight training and high-intensity int...