Adding 5 minutes of exercise to your day could be helpful in lowering blood pressure, a study found. But you may need to do more than walk a few steps, experts say.

An addition of five minutes of exercise-like activity a day is associated with slightly lower blood pressure, the study published in Circulation said.

As little as five minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous exercise may help lower blood pressure, a new study suggests. While five minutes is the minimum amount to see any change in blood pressure, 10 or 20 minutes may be enough to see clinically meaningful improvements.

Five minutes of exercise a day is enough to lower blood pressure, a study has found. Exercise has long been known to benefit people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and it also lowers the risk of developing the condition.

Taking the stairs, biking, or running for less than 30 minutes a day can lower your blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Plus, vigorously exercising for 27 minutes a day may even reduce heart disease risk by 28%. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD While we’re all familiar with having our blood pressure taken,