# Simple exercise done just once a week could help lower blood pressure

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/simple-exercise-done-just-once-a-week-could-help-lower-blood-pressure/
- Published: 2026-10-27T21:53:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T04:05:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/health/simple-exercise-done-once-week-help-lower-blood-pressure
- Topics: Fitness, Health, World

## Key points

- Four weeks of wall squats lowered participants’ blood pressure.
- Weekly sessions helped preserve some of the improvement.
- Longer studies are needed to confirm lasting effects.

## Summary

A study of 100 inactive adults found that four weeks of wall squats lowered resting blood pressure, and that some of the improvement remained when participants exercised once or twice a week. The findings suggest this simple, at-home exercise may offer heart-health benefits without daily training.

Participants completed four two-minute wall-squat sessions, with rests in between, three times a week. Their systolic pressure fell by an average of about 9.5 points; those who stopped exercising saw readings return to baseline within four weeks. The study was small and short, and its results may not apply to people with diagnosed hypertension or other health limitations.

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