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Squatting once a week may lower blood pressure
Even small amounts of exercise such as wall-sits or planking can lower readings
Squatting just once a week is enough to keep blood pressure down, a study has suggested.
People who performed isometric exercise training, which involves holding a pose such as a squat, wall sit or plank, were able to reduce their blood pressure by w... [2937 chars]
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