Exercise Caution When Exercising With High Blood Pressure
You’ve been told repeatedly that regular exercise can help prevent high blood pressure. But it’s also a key part of the equation to lower blood pressure if you’re already dealing with hypertension. Lifting light weights that take your muscles through a range of motion can be an ideal part of a workout routine if you have hypertension. “Regular aerobic exercise can lower your resting blood pressure by 10 to 15 mm Hg for the systolic (top number) and by 5 to 10 mm Hg for the diastolic (bottom number),” says Michael Crawford, manager of the Cleveland Clinic Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.
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