Physical exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness play an important non-pharmacologic role in the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
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Supports exercise as adjunct in hypertension; leaves open optimal regimens and RCT confirmation.
The importance of physical exercise in preventing, treating and controlling hypertension has been the subject of enormous attention during the past several decades. Nearly one third of American adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure and millions more have pre-hypertension. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has an important non-pharmacologic role in hypertension treatment and prevention, yet one in three Americans does not engage in leisure-time physical activity.
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