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Cobblestones can lead the way to better health
Portland, Ore. - The path to better health and lower blood pressure may be paved with cobblestones.
When people over 60 walked on smooth, rounded cobblestones for just a half-hour a day over four months, they significantly lowered their blood pressure and improved their balance, a study showed.
Behavioral researchers from the Oregon Research Institute investigated the health effects of cobblestones after seeing people exercising and walking back and forth on stone paths in China.
"We noticed in several cities we visited that people were walking on cobblestone paths, and people were standing on them, and sometimes dancing on them, doing weight-shifting," said John Fisher, who led the study.
"We thought if we could scientifically measure it, we could see if there were health benefits," he said.
The results surprised Fisher and fellow researchers, who expected to see some general improvement in health but also saw blood pressure drop measurably among the volunteers during the 16-week study.
"It's very provocative," said David Ellison, the chief hypertension expert at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.
"If they had done it over two years and lost 10 pounds I might be less surprised," Ellison said. "To do it that quickly - it's certainly dramatic."
The researchers in Eugene simulated the rounded, river rock cobblestones with a specially designed mat that was 6 feet long and 1½ feet wide.
They were compared with a control group who simply walked for an hour, three times per week.
Nearly all the 108 volunteers in the study said they felt better after the exercise. But only the half who walked the cobblestones showed significant improvement in balance, measures of mobility and blood pressure, Fisher said.
He said cobblestone walking paths are common in China, where traditional medicine teaches that the uneven surface of the stones stimulates "acupoints" on the feet.
Fay Horak, an Oregon Health & Science University neurophysiologist who specializes in balance, said the study is evidence that finding ways to maintain mobility and balance can delay and even prevent the effects of aging.
"I'm not surprised that working on balance improved balance," Horak said. "There's a lot of evidence that shows no matter who you are, it improves if you challenge it."
