Et cetera: Study finds light housework significantly lowers blood pressure
09/13/2005
A study published in the August issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests that activities such as cleaning the house, washing the car, and doing light yard work are as effective at lowering blood pressure as a trip to the gym, HealthDay reports. For the study, 28 patients ages 42 to 63 were asked to expend 150 calories working around the house during a 12-hour period while wearing devices that measured activity, intensity, and blood pressure. The researchers found that four hours of “lifestyle physical activity” accumulated over the course of the day significantly lowered blood pressure for an average of six to eight hours in people with hypertension and pre-hypertension. For individuals categorized as hypertensive—with a systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or above—the “routine housework” was linked to a 13mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure over an eight-hour time period (HealthDay/Yahoo! News, 9/11).
Amazing what even a LITTLE excercise can do...
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Posted 15 February 2006 - 06:41 AM
Probably raises blood presure if you are cleaning up behind a teenager, I'm much more relaxed now that they are gone 
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Posted 15 February 2006 - 07:11 AM
so HEY WENCH...does this mean I can quit working out on Sat. and Sun. since I do house work and yard workEt cetera: Study finds light housework significantly lowers blood pressure
09/13/2005
A study published in the August issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests that activities such as cleaning the house, washing the car, and doing light yard work are as effective at lowering blood pressure as a trip to the gym, HealthDay reports. For the study, 28 patients ages 42 to 63 were asked to expend 150 calories working around the house during a 12-hour period while wearing devices that measured activity, intensity, and blood pressure. The researchers found that four hours of “lifestyle physical activity” accumulated over the course of the day significantly lowered blood pressure for an average of six to eight hours in people with hypertension and pre-hypertension. For individuals categorized as hypertensive—with a systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or above—the “routine housework” was linked to a 13mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure over an eight-hour time period (HealthDay/Yahoo! News, 9/11).
who's leading this parade anyway?
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Posted 15 February 2006 - 08:33 AM
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