Exercise in warm water can be a radical new therapy in the fight against resistant forms of high blood pressure, according to Brazilian doctors from the University of Sao Paulo.

Experts reported that water aerobics in warm water can help many patients who do not respond to traditional treatment of high blood pressure medications..

The study involved more than 30 men and women suffering from persistent hypertension.. Subjects could not lower high blood pressure even when taking at least three different drugs per week.. They suffered from this condition for more than five years..

Half of the group of volunteers were asked to do the usual set of physical exercises, the rest did the exercises about three hours a week in the heated pool.. The water was heated to 32 ° C. All subjects continued taking medication..

Each session included five minutes of warming, 20 minutes of rhythmic gymnastics — light water pressure exercises and 30 minutes of walking in the pool at a pace that was a bit tedious for the participants in the experiment.. The last five minutes were designed for cooling and stretching..

The results showed that over a 12-week period, blood pressure levels dropped significantly on average by 36mmHg / 12mmHg in a group of exercises in warm water..

Experts explained that a decrease in performance of even 5mmHg / 2mmHg can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by up to 14%..

For comparison, in the group that did the exercises without water procedures, even a slight increase in pressure indices was recorded..

Researchers believe that this method can help thousands of people suffering from high blood pressure, which they cannot lower even with medication.. Usually the water in swimming pools is heated to 28-30 ° C. In this case, the result was lower than at 32 ° С.

medicinform. net.