Four easy yoga poses that’ll SLASH your blood pressure in 15 minutes
YOGA can be just as effective as taking pills to cut blood pressure.
Doing just 15 minutes a WEEK reduced readings by around ten per cent, according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Munich.
That is a similar drop to what patients can expect after taking a water pill – commonly given to treat high blood pressure.
Twelve million Brits take drugs for the condition, which is the country’s biggest cause of heart disease and stroke.
Here, Jess Lester suggests four yoga moves even beginners can master at home.
Cow face
SITTING on the floor, cross your left leg over your right, sliding your right foot back until the top of your foot rests on the floor.
Bend your right arm over your head and down your back, then bend your left arm and reach it up your back.
Clasp your hands together and hold the pose.
Flapping fish
LIE on your stomach with your head on one side, your right hand over your left and your head resting on the back of your hands, facing your left shoulder.
Bend your left knee, moving it close towards your chest.
Keep the right leg straight and hold the pose.
Three-leg downward dog
STARTING on hands and knees, make sure your wrists are under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.
Stretch out your elbows and lift the knees off the floor to make your body into a triangle.
Spread your fingers for balance.
Then lift one leg into the air in line with your torso and hold.
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Limb staff
ON your hands and knees, wrists under your shoulders, step your feet behind you, shoulder-width apart, into a plank.
Keeping your elbows tight into your body, bend your arms and lower your body until your shoulders are level with your elbows.
Hold.