Getting exercise
Along with eating properly, regular physical activity is the key to losing weight, feeling good, and ensuring better, lifelong health. In addition to lowering blood pressure, exercise helps to burn calories, reduce appetites, tone muscles, alleviate stress, lower cholesterol levels, and prevent heart disease and countless other health problems.
Whether one has high blood pressure or not, it is widely recommended that people perform at least 30 to 40 minutes of physical exercise three to four times a week. The benefits are innumerable. In terms of high blood pressure, people who exercise are 20 to 50 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who are not physically active.
There are many forms of exercise that can meet the standard, weekly health requirement. If done on a continual basis, light-to-moderate activities like walking, climbing stairs, or gardening can have many health benefits. While more aerobic forms of exercise like running, biking, or tennis may appear to have more substantial and immediate benefits, there is no concrete proof that these more strenuous activities are more effective than a regimen of more moderate and enjoyable ones. That is why it is necessary for all people — particularly those diagnosed with high blood pressure — to develop and commit to long-term exercise routines that they enjoy doing.
For those who are not physically active, it is always a good idea to slowly and gradually adjust to a new and reasonable exercise routine. To avoid injuries and other serious complications, the choice and duration of the exercise routine needs to be consistent and appropriate for the age and physical conditioning of the person. While most people do not have to consult with a doctor before starting, there are a number of health conditions that require a doctor’s approval, including:
•High blood pressure
•Chest or shoulder pain
•Dizziness or faintness
•Being out of breath after light exercise
•History of stroke, diabetes, or heart disease
•Other serious medical or physical conditions
What is considered a drink?
12 ounces of beer, regular or light (150 calories), 1.5 ounces of 80-proof whiskey (100 calories), or 5 ounces of wine (100 calories).
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