But social factors can make this more difficult for some people to do than others, according to a study of more than 5,000 people across four US cities.
⁘Teenagers and those in their early 20s may be physically active but these patterns change with age,⁘ study author and epidemiologist Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) explained in April 2021, when the study was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Numerous studies have shown that exercise lowers blood pressure, but the 2021 research suggests that ⁘maintaining physical activity during young adulthood – at higher levels than previously recommended – may be particularly important⁘ for preventing hypertension,⁘ Bibbins-Domingo said .
Over 5,100 adults were recruited to the study, which tracked their health over three decades with physical assessments and questionnaires about their exercise habits, smoking status, and alcohol intake.
At each clinical assessment, blood pressure was measured three times, a minute apart, and for the data analysis, participants were grouped into four categories, by race and gender.
Across the board – amongst men, women, and in both racial groups – levels of physical activity slumped from 18 to 40 years of age, with rates of hypertension rising and physical activity falling over subsequent decades.
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