Relationship between Activity Level and Blood Pressure

Relationship between Activity Level and Blood Pressure

• Physical activity can improve heart rate at rest, total cholesterol, LDL levels, and systolic and diastolic pressure after 6 weeks.
• One gymnastic session with 40% maximum capacity, equivalent to walking at moderate speed, can reduce blood pressure significantly for approximately 24 hours
• After three consecutive periods of activity, say, three days of leisurely walking blood pressure will drop for several days, and return to pre-exercise levels only after a week or two of non-practice.
• Decreased blood pressure in people with hypertension is greater than people with normal blood pressure or prehypertension. On average, people with hypertension will experience a decrease in systolic and diastolic pressure of 1 l and 8 points
• Exercise can reduce the risk "in a 10-year heart attack or stroke" by as much as 25% in people with hypertension, because of its effect on blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors.
• In lowering blood pressure, exercising three times a week for 30-60 minutes a day is as effective as exercising five times a week.
• Exercising for 10 minutes several times a day is considered effective, you do not need to exercise for 30 minutes or more continuously.
• Aerobic exercise (walking, cycling, etc.) seems to be more effective in lowering blood pressure than endurance training (lifting weights).
• A study at Indiana University proved that walking four times 10 minutes every day will reduce blood pressure by 6.6 pain in patients with hypertension and 12.9 points in hypertensive patients. Dividing periods of physical activity is considered more effective than doing one single session continuously. This report is contained in the Journal of Hypertension September 2006 edition.
• Increased physical activity, especially strenuous activity that causes the heart to beat faster, can reduce the heart rate in resting conditions. According to Medical University research results in South Carolina, published in the August 2006 issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, resting heart rates are above 80 beats per minute or cause a 50% increase in the risk of heart disease in people with hypertension. Increased physical activity can get rid of these risks.
• The intensity of mild to moderate exercise is quite effective, if not more effective, in lowering blood pressure than high-intensity exercise.

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