Exercising for 5 minutes a day can lower high blood pressure

They divided people’s daily activities into six categories: sleep, sedentary behavior, standing brisk walking, slow walking, and more vigorous exercise.

Researchers say their data shows that replacing sedentary time with physical activity has a direct impact on heart health and a person’s blood pressure measurement.

Doctors say a person’s reading should be 120 out of 80 or below.

Untreated high blood pressure can damage blood vessels and cause people to have heart attacks and strokes, as well as changes in brain function and kidney and eye damage.