If you've been advised to increase your physical activity to decrease your blood pressure, you might assume that it's time to dust off your running shoes or hit the gym. However, recent research published by Jamie Edwards,

As far as blood pressure goes, calcium and vitamin D are not the only things to consider. The DASH diet is an eating pattern designed specifically to help lower blood pressure with lots of research to back it up. And other lifestyle habits influence blood pressure, too, including exercise, sleep, managing stressors, alcohol and smoking.

Isometric exercises - which involve contracting a specific muscle or muscle group and holding it so the length of the muscle doesn't change - have been shown to help reduce blood pressure as well as i

However, Jamie Edwards, a lecturer in exercise physiology at the University of East London, has shared insights from his latest research indicating that static exercises, such as