date:Dec 28, 2018
t a lot of people who are older and have hypertension will probably be on some combination of exercise and blood pressure lowering medications.
While exercise may not provide the same bang for the buck in terms of lowering blood pressure in older people, plenty of other benefits accrue to those who exercise, Stewart said, including weight loss, lipid lowering and loss of visceral belly fat. And those benefits are tied to overall cardiovascular health, Stewart said.