Important note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor. Stop immediately if you feel pain.
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When it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are best.
Now, new research suggests another type of physical activity is worth including as an effective tool to prevent and treat hypertension, or high blood pressure.
Exercises that engage muscles without movement — such as wall squats and planks — may be best for lowering blood pressure, according to a large study published Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
This type of training is known as isometric, or static, exercise, according to the Mayo Clinic. Isometric muscle action happens when muscles contract but do not visibly change length, and the joints involved don’t move, facilitating stability of the body.
Isometric exercises can be done with weights or without, just relying on the body’s own weight.
“Overall, isometric exercise training is the most effective mode in reducing both systolic and diastolic blood pressure,” said study coauthor Dr. Jamie O’Driscoll in a news release. He is a reader in cardiovascular physiology at Canterbury Christ Church University’s School of Psychology and Life Sciences in England.
“These findings provide a comprehensive data-driven framework to support the development of new exercise guideline recommendations for the prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension.”
Existing guidelines on exercise for blood pressure management — which emphasize aerobic or cardio exercises such as running or cycling — are effective but also based on old research that excludes more recently adopted exercise protocols such as high-intensity interval training and isometric training, the authors said.
The researchers felt the guidelines were outdated and in need of review, so they looked into randomized controlled trials that had reported the effects of exercise interventions, lasting two or more weeks, on systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure between 1990 and February 2023.
Systolic blood pressure measures the maximum pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts and relaxes, while diastolic blood pressure denotes what the arterial pressure is when the heart rests between beats, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The authors defined healthy resting blood pressure as a studying below 130 over 85 millimeters of mercury — a measurement of pressure known as mmHg — pre-high blood pressure as ranging from 130/85 mmHg to 139/89 mmHG, and high blood pressure as 140/90 mmHG or greater. The top numbers of these figures are the systolic pressure; the bottom numbers are diastolic pressure.
From a review of 270 trials with 15,827 participants — which is known as a meta-analysis — the authors found that among HIIT, isometric exercise, aerobic exercise, dynamic resistance training and a combination of the latter two, isometric exercise led to the greatest reductions in blood pressure.
“The reductions in blood pressure after aerobic exercise training amounted to 4.49/2.53 mmHg; 4.55/3.04 mmHg after dynamic resistance training; 6.04/2.54 mmHg after combined training; 4.08/2.50 mmHg after HIIT; and 8.24/4 mmHg after isometric exercise training,” according to a news release.
Performing wall squats (isometric exercise) was most effective for reducing systolic pressure, and running (aerobic exercise) was most beneficial for decreasing diastolic pressure, but isometric exercise overall was best for lowering both pressure elements.
“It’s encouraging to see other forms of exercise explored in this research as we know that those who take on exercise they enjoy tend to carry on for longer, which is key in maintaining lower blood pressure,” said Joanne Whitmore, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, via email. Whitmore wasn’t involved in the study.
“However, it’s important to note that there are other lifestyle changes as well as exercise that can benefit your blood pressure,” she added. “These include keeping to a healthy weight, eating a balanced diet, cutting down on salt, not drinking too much alcohol and ensuring that you continue to take any prescribed medication.”
More research is needed to determine exactly why isometric exercises might be better for lowering blood pressure than other types of training, the authors said.
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The authors said their findings should inform future guidelines about exercise for blood pressure.
Guidelines by the World Health Organization say people should do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise weekly, which includes two strength-based training sessions.
“This research fits very nicely into those guidelines,” said Jim Pate, senior exercise physiologist at Marylebone Health Group in London, who wasn’t involved in the study.
QUIZ: Does your workout routine match your goals?
You can do a wall squat or sit by standing with your back flat against a wall, then walking your feet about 1½ feet (0.5 meter) out from the wall, with your feet shoulder-width apart, according to the Arthritis Foundation. With your back flat against the wall and your abs tight, inhale and then exhale as you squat as low as you can comfortably go without your butt going lower than your knees. Remain squatting until you feel pain, then inhale as you stand, pushing up from your heels. The Arthritis Foundation recommends doing 10 wall squats three times weekly.
Isometric training programs usually involve four two-minute contractions, separated by one- to four-minute rest intervals, done three times per week, according to the study.
If you have a heart condition, talk with your doctor about the best exercise for you, Whitmore said.
“People with health conditions should not be afraid to exercise in safe ways,” Pate said via email. “But seeking a professional who has experience with clinical exercise, like a sport and exercise medicine doctor, physiotherapist or clinical exercise physiologist, can help provide the structure and reassurance to make it achievable.”
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Making water more accessible to kids leads to an increase in hydration and a decrease in children being overweight, according to a new study. And the change didn’t require a focus on children’s weight.
The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, included more than 1,200 students across 18 schools in California’s Bay Area.
“The study was conducted in racially and ethnically diverse and low-income elementary schools, where students are at most risk for chronic health problems, including overweight and obesity,” said lead study author Dr. Anisha Patel, professor of pediatrics at Stanford University in California.
Half of the schools were gifted water dispensers in the cafeteria and water-bottle filling stations in areas of high traffic, Patel said. The other half didn’t make any changes. The group that gained more access to water were also given cups or bottles as well as educational materials about how important it is to drink enough water.
“Not only for overall health, including not only overweight prevention … but we also talked about the importance of tap water for environmental reasons, as well as also the fiscal benefits of drinking water instead of other beverages that are more costly,” she added.
At the end of the 15-month study period, the schools in the control group had more than seven times the prevalence of students classified as overweight than the schools that gained access to drinking water, the study showed.
“I always tell people, drink water first — as that will reduce a person’s thirst and likelihood that they will drink sugary drinks. One of my papers showed that children who do not drink water on a given day consume twice the number of calories from sugary drinks as children that drank water,” said Dr. Asher Rosinger, associate professor of biobehavioral health and director of the Water, Health and Nutrition Lab at Pennsylvania State University. Rosinger was not involved in the study.
But there are many reasons why hydration is important, and Patel said she hopes future studies will look at the other health benefits more access to water can provide.
As the new academic year approaches, reusable water bottles should be an important item on the back-to-school list, Patel said.
“It’s important to make sure that children have access to drinking vessels so they can actually drink water throughout the day,” she added. “If they don’t have a way to actually drink the water, then they only can take a few sips at a time.”
If water doesn’t sound very enticing, you can always find ways to flavor it with fruit or herbs, Patel said.
But as families try to promote drinking enough water to their kids, it is important that schools, communities and governing bodies also make it a priority, Rosinger said.
“We have to prioritize access to clean and safe water, particularly for low- and marginalized populations in the US,” he said. “My work has shown that many minoritized groups in the US do not trust tap water because of historical reasons of water quality violations and as a result they opt for sugary drinks or more expensive bottled water.
“Making sure that everyone has access to free or at least affordable clean water is paramount for health and well-being.”
A difficult but important balance to strike is promoting healthy behaviors in kids without encouraging an unhealthy relationship with food, said Oona Hanson, a Los Angeles-based parent coach in private practice, who was not involved in the study.
It’s great to promote kids drinking the amount of water that their body needs, but families shouldn’t stress a concern for weight in the process, added Hanson, who is also a family mentor at Equip, an eating disorder treatment program.
Encouraging without judgment can mean not demonizing caloric beverages or latching on to specific numbers when it comes to how much water your child should drink in a day unless there is a health condition your family is monitoring, she said.
That kind of behavior can turn quickly into a disordered relationship, she said.
“If we really care about kids’ health, we won’t give them health information with a side of body shame, because we know weight stigma hurts kids’ health,” Hanson said.
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1.1 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Research Scope
1.2 Market Segment by Type
1.2.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size Growth Rate by Type, 2018 VS 2023 VS 2030
1.3 Market Segment by Application
1.3.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size Growth Rate by Application, 2018 VS 2023 VS 2030
1.4 Study Objectives
1.5 Years Considered
2 Global Market Production
2.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Production Capacity (2018-2030)
2.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Production by Region: 2018 VS 2023 VS 2030
2.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Production by Region
2.3.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Historic Production by Region (2018-2023)
2.3.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Forecasted Production by Region (2023-2030)
2.4 Market Dynamics
2.4.1 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Industry Trends
2.4.2 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Drivers
2.4.3 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Challenges
2.4.4 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Restraints
3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales
3.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2018-2030
3.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue Estimates and Forecasts 2018-2030
3.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue by Region: 2018 VS 2023 VS 2030
3.4 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Regions by Sales
3.4.1 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Regions by Sales (2018-2023)
3.4.2 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Regions by Sales (2023-2030)
3.5 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Regions by Revenue
3.5.1 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Regions by Revenue (2018-2023)
3.5.2 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Regions by Revenue (2023-2030)
4 Competition by Manufacturers
4.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Production Capacity by Manufacturers
4.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales by Manufacturers
4.2.1 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Manufacturers by Sales (2018-2023)
4.2.2 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Manufacturers Market Share by Sales (2018-2023)
4.2.3 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales in 2023
4.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue by Manufacturers
4.3.1 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Manufacturers by Revenue (2018-2023)
4.3.2 Global Top IP PBX and Cloud PBX Manufacturers Market Share by Revenue (2018-2023)
4.3.3 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue in 2023
4.4 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Price by Manufacturers
4.5 Analysis of Competitive Landscape
4.5.1 Manufacturers Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)
4.5.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
4.5.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Manufacturers Geographical Distribution
4.6 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
5 Estimates and Forecasts by Type
5.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales by Type
5.1.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Historical Sales by Type (2018-2023)
5.1.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Forecasted Sales by Type (2023-2030)
5.1.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2030)
5.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue by Type
5.2.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Historical Revenue by Type (2018-2023)
5.2.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Forecasted Revenue by Type (2023-2030)
5.2.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2030)
5.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Price by Type
5.3.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Price by Type (2018-2023)
5.3.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Price Forecast by Type (2023-2030)
6 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Application
6.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales by Application
6.1.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Historical Sales by Application (2018-2023)
6.1.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Forecasted Sales by Application (2023-2030)
6.1.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2030)
6.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue by Application
6.2.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Historical Revenue by Application (2018-2023)
6.2.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Forecasted Revenue by Application (2023-2030)
6.2.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Revenue Market Share by Application (2018-2030)
6.3 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Price by Application
6.3.1 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Price by Application (2018-2023)
6.3.2 Global IP PBX and Cloud PBX Price Forecast by Application (2023-2030)
7 North America
7.1 North America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Breakdown by Company
7.2 North America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Type
7.3 North America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Application
7.4 North America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Country
8 Europe
8.1 Europe IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Breakdown by Company
8.2 Europe IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Type
8.3 Europe IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Application
8.4 Europe IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Country
9 Asia Pacific
9.1 Asia Pacific IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Breakdown by Company
9.2 Asia Pacific IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Type
9.3 Asia Pacific IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Application
9.4 Asia Pacific IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Region
10 Latin America
10.1 Latin America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Breakdown by Company
10.2 Latin America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Type
10.3 Latin America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Application
10.4 Latin America IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Country
11 Middle East and Africa
11.1 Middle East and Africa IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Breakdown by Company
11.2 Middle East and Africa IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Type
11.3 Middle East and Africa IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Application
11.4 Middle East and Africa IP PBX and Cloud PBX Market Size by Country
12 Company Profiles
13 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
13.1 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Value Chain Analysis
13.2 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Key Raw Materials
13.2.1 Key Raw Materials
13.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
13.3 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Production Mode & Process
13.4 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales and Marketing
13.4.1 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Sales Channels
13.4.2 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Distributors
13.5 IP PBX and Cloud PBX Customers
14 Key Findings
15 Appendix
15.1 Research Methodology
15.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
15.1.2 Data Source
15.2 Author Details
15.3 Disclaimer
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