Older Women Who Walk Daily Reduce Risk of High Blood Pressure

Research affirms walking could be primary way to prevent blood pressure issues in adults

Walking can prevent hypertension and lowers the risk of being hospitalized for heart failure.Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock

Women who walk 30 minutes a day may have a significantly lower risk of developing high blood pressure, new research shows.

Further, women who don’t walk 30 minutes—the federal physical activity guideline of moderate activity—but do walk at 2 mph (a 30-minute mile) or faster, still have a reduced risk of hypertension, according to the study in the journal Hypertension.