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Weekly wall squats cut systolic blood pressure in adults

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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English researchers found weekly wall-squat sessions lowered systolic blood pressure in 100 adults.
Participants performed four 2-minute wall squats three times weekly for the first four weeks.
After four weeks, average systolic pressure fell about 9.5 mmHg versus the control group.
Three-times-weekly training reduced systolic pressure by 13.73 mmHg.
Only the three-times-weekly group maintained improvements in total peripheral resistance and heart-rate variability.

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English researchers found weekly wall-squat sessions lowered systolic blood pressure in 100 adults.
Participants performed four 2-minute wall squats three times weekly for the first four weeks.
After four weeks, average systolic pressure fell about 9.5 mmHg versus the control group.
Three-times-weekly training reduced systolic pressure by 13.73 mmHg.
Only the three-times-weekly group maintained improvements in total peripheral resistance and heart-rate variability.