When it comes to exercising for your heart's sake, you don't want to peak too early in life. Research suggests that to protect yourself against high blood pressure in your twilight years, you need to keep your exercise levels up through middle age.
But according to a study of more than 5,000 people across four US cities, social factors can make this more difficult for some people than others.
"Teenagers and those in their early 20s may be physically active but these patterns change with age," epidemiologist Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) explained in April 2021, when the research was published.
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," Bibbins-Domingo said.
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