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Lazy Moves Can Increase the Risk of Hypertension

Lack of physical activity or exercise is one of the main factors of high blood pressure, especially when it begins a passive lifestyle from an early age. High blood pressure or hypertension is often called the silent disease because it has no specific symptoms. Hypertension is a major cause of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and died young. In a study published in the journal Hypertension found a third of cases of hypertension can be prevented by increasing physical activity. The study was conducted on 4618 men and women aged 18-30 years who are undergoing long-term research related to cardiovascular disease. "Those who are physically less active, both based on the answers to the interview or treadmill test results, it turns out the most at risk of hypertension 20 years later," said lead researcher, Mercedes Carnethon, from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, United States. Regular exercise is one way to keep blood pressure within normal levels. Experts recommend a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity of medium scale. When the young since this is a way of life, until the old one will usually remain active. Physical activity is important for controlling high blood pressure because it makes the heart stronger. The heart can pump more blood with less effort. The more light work of the heart to pump blood, the less pressure on the artery.