Berlin – High blood pressure is a significant factor in cardiovascular disease such as stroke or heart attack.
Sport can reduce the risk because, along with a healthy diet and moderate alcohol consumption, non-drug therapy includes vigorous physical activity, according to Sven Fikenzer from the German Highschool of Health Management in Saarbrucken. “Between 30 and 60 minutes of sporting activity a day can be very effective.”
“A medical study here in Germany has shown that a quarter of all Germans between 20- and 30-years-old are affected by high blood pressure. In many cases they are not even aware of this,” says Fikenzer. Read more…