Up Stairs Help Lower Hypertension for Elderly Women

Going up the ladder has similar benefits to aerobic exercise and endurance. Not only improve cardio respiratory fitness, but also strengthen muscles.

For those of you who want to lower blood pressure, try to get used to climbing the stairs. A study found that climbing stairs can lower high blood pressure and increase leg strength in elderly women. Postmenopausal women with estrogen deficiency are more susceptible to vascular or muscle problems.

Going up the ladder has similar benefits to aerobic exercise and endurance. Not only improve cardio respiratory fitness, but also strengthen muscles. The exercise also lowers blood pressure and arterial stiffness, lowers fat, and lowers the risk of osteoporosis.

"This study demonstrates how simple lifestyle interventions such as rising ladders are effective to prevent or reduce the negative effects of menopause and aging on vascular and leg muscular systems in postmenopausal women with hypertension," said JoAnn Pinkerton, Executive Director of the North American Menopausal Society in Cleveland, USA Union.

Going up the ladder has similar benefits to aerobic exercise and endurance. Not only improve cardio respiratory fitness, but also strengthen muscles.

The study, published in the journal Menopause, surveyed menopausal women who were trained for four days per week and climbed 192 steps two to five times per day.
As a result, climbing stairs causes decreased arterial stiffness and blood pressure and increased leg strength in post-menopausal hypertensive women stage 2.