🍎 Today’s Health Question ~ Can Stretching Improve Heart Health?

Passive Stretching Can Improve Heart Health

Just 12 weeks of passive stretching can help the vascular system and improve blood flow, according to a new study. Researchers . . .found those who engaged in passive stretching had increased blood flow in their arteries and a decrease in artery stiffness. “Blood pressure was decreased, central and peripheral arterial stiffness was reduced, and vascular function was increased after 12 weeks of passive stretching training,” the authors of the study wrote.This kind of stretching can improve a person’s heart health. 

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