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Weekly wall sits cut systolic blood pressure by 9.5 points

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC · How we work

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Harry Swift and his team at King’s College London found weekly wall sits lowered systolic blood pressure.
The trial enrolled 100 adults, average age 37, with normal to high-normal blood pressure.
After four weeks, three weekly sessions reduced systolic pressure by about 9.5 points versus controls.
One weekly session kept systolic pressure about 6.6 points lower than baseline.
Ceasing wall-sit exercises caused the blood-pressure gains to reverse.

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Harry Swift and his team at King’s College London found weekly wall sits lowered systolic blood pressure.
The trial enrolled 100 adults, average age 37, with normal to high-normal blood pressure.
After four weeks, three weekly sessions reduced systolic pressure by about 9.5 points versus controls.
One weekly session kept systolic pressure about 6.6 points lower than baseline.
Ceasing wall-sit exercises caused the blood-pressure gains to reverse.