Exercises that increase your heart rate — like cycling, climbing stairs, or running — are more effective at reducing blood pressure than walking.

People who get short bursts of exercise from stair climbing or cycling are among those who benefit, international research finds.

An addition of five minutes of exercise-like activity a day is associated with slightly lower blood pressure, the study published in Circulation said.

A new study found that replacing sedentary time with five minutes of daily physical activity can help lower blood pressure and control hypertension.

“The finding that doing as little as five extra minutes of exercise or vigorous incidental activities per day could be associated with measurably lower blood pressure readings emphasizes how powerful short bouts of higher intensity movement could be for blood pressure management," he said in a UCL news release.

A new scientific study has come to the conclusion that one exercise ahead of any others can lower blood pressure - potentially helping stave off the time when people need to turn to drugs to tackle hypertension.

Adding 5 minutes of exercise to your day could be helpful in lowering blood pressure, a study found. But you may need to do more than walk a few steps, experts say.

Adding short bursts of exercise to your daily routine, such as cycling to the shops for 15 minutes or taking the stairs, lowers blood pressure, a study has found.Increasing exercise habits – in exchange,

Doing just five minutes of exercise a day could lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests. According to the NHS, high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is thought to affect 30% of UK adults.