A new study presented at the 68th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) has revealed that yoga could be the answer to reducing blood pressure in patients with prehypertension.

印度心脏学会第68届年会上提出的一项新研究表明，瑜伽可能是患者在高血压前期降低血压的解决办法。

Without a lifestyle change, people with prehypertension — or blood pressure between 120-139 mmHg — are likely to develop hypertension.

如果不改变生活方式，处于高血压前期或血压在120-139毫米汞柱之间的人可能会出现高血压。

Both prehypertension and high blood pressure increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

高血压前期和高血压都会增加心脏病、中风和心力衰竭的风险。

Researchers examined 60 patients with hypertension but no other serious health issues to understand the impact of hatha yoga on blood pressure.

研究人员检查了60位有高血压但没有其他严重健康问题的患者，了解哈他瑜伽对血压的影响。

They were randomized into two groups of 30 in order to assess the effect of three months of yoga plus a conventional lifestyle change.

他们被随机分为两组，每组30人，以评估练习三个月的瑜伽以及改变传统的生活方式对血压的影响。

Participants were both men and women, and the average age of participants was 56 years in the yoga group and 52 years in the control group. The practice included stretching exercises, breath control and meditation¹.

参加者有男有女，瑜伽组的平均年龄为56岁，对照组为52岁。练习包括伸展运动，呼吸控制和冥想。

Results showed that in the yoga group, blood pressure significantly decreased by approximately 4.5 mmHg. Meanwhile, those in the control group did not show any significant changes.

结果显示，瑜伽组的血压明显降低约4.5毫米汞柱。然而，对照组没有显示任何明显的变化。

Yoga is a part of traditional Indian culture, and has shown clear benefit in cases of prehypertension

瑜伽是传统印度文化的一部分，在高血压前期练习瑜伽的好处显而易见。

Easy to practice and can be adapted by masses, yoga can go a long way in improving the overall health of the country.

瑜伽容易练习，群众可以接受，可以在很大程度上提高国家的整体健康水平。