High Blood Pressure

Welcome to a little crash course on blood pressure:

Why High Blood Pressure is bad for you:

High blood pressure can damage heart, brain, kidneys, peripheral vascular system, can cause thickening of left ventricle (due to increase resistance it has to work harder), increased risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney disease, and vision problems. [1]

This is definitely not something to take lightly. If you have high blood pressure it is time to make some changes…

These are some of the top things you can do to help get you on the right track [1]:

1. Lose weight
2. Exercise 30-45 min four or more days (get DR clearance)
3. Decrease sodium
4. Get enough potassium
5. Limit alcohol intake
6. Limit saturated fat
7. Limit cholesterol (choose meat free meals more often)
8. Quit smoking

References

1. NSCA’S Essentials of Personal Training – 2nd Edition