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New findings suggest that boosting weekly moderate activity to about five hours significantly lowers the risk of hypertension later in life. The study tracked more than 5,000 adults for three decades and found that sustained, higher levels of activity reduced high blood pressure, especially when begun in early adulthood and carried into later years. The result challenges some traditional guidelines and carries important implications for health in Thailand.

Hypertension remains a major health challenge in Thailand. The World Health Organization reports that roughly one in four Thai adults live with high blood pressure, a condition that raises the risk of heart attack, stroke, and dementia in later life. Data from Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health shows that awareness and treatment rates remain uneven, underscoring the need for effective prevention strategies.

Recent research sheds new light on how much exercise is truly necessary to effectively prevent high blood pressure, challenging long-standing official recommendations and offering new insights with important implications for the Thai public. A study tracking over 5,000 adults for three decades has found that individuals who consistently completed about five hours of moderate physical activity each week — double the current guidelines — saw a substantial reduction in their risk of hypertension as they aged, especially if these habits were sustained into their later years (ScienceAlert).