Blood Pressure question

"Walter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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My blood pressure is 130/80 at the Supermarket while I am sitting down and
relaxing. But doesn't blood pressure go up when a person starts activity
such as walking? And what happens to blood pressure with even more
strenuous activity? Doesn't it always get higher? And if it does wouldn't

it

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make some exercising dangerous?

Yes...it does go up with exercise. Some forms of exercise (like,
weightlifting), can result in very high temporary spikes in blood pressures
during the exercise (systolic pressures above 350). It's also higher when
walking, standing, etc.

This web page discusses blood pressure vs. weightlifting:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00637

As for exercise being "dangerous" - unless one has cardiovascular disease I
doubt it. The standard blood pressure measurement protocol requires sitting
quietly for 5 minutes - this gets a standard baseline measurement. But,
just because it's higher when you're active, doesn't mean that it's
dangerous.

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GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary

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"Walter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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My blood pressure is 130/80 at the Supermarket while I am sitting down

and

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relaxing. But doesn't blood pressure go up when a person starts

activity

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Quoted message said:

such as walking? And what happens to blood pressure with even more
strenuous activity? Doesn't it always get higher? And if it does

wouldn't

Quoted message said:

it

Quoted message said:

make some exercising dangerous?

Yes...it does go up with exercise. Some forms of exercise (like,
weightlifting), can result in very high temporary spikes in blood

pressures

Quoted message said:

during the exercise (systolic pressures above 350). It's also higher when
walking, standing, etc.

This web page discusses blood pressure vs. weightlifting:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00637

As for exercise being "dangerous" - unless one has cardiovascular disease

I

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doubt it. The standard blood pressure measurement protocol requires

sitting

Quoted message said:

quietly for 5 minutes - this gets a standard baseline measurement. But,
just because it's higher when you're active, doesn't mean that it's
dangerous.

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary

That was very informative. Thank you very much!

"Walter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

My blood pressure is 130/80 at the Supermarket while I am sitting down and
relaxing. But doesn't blood pressure go up when a person starts activity
such as walking? And what happens to blood pressure with even more
strenuous activity? Doesn't it always get higher? And if it does wouldn't

it

Quoted message said:

make some exercising dangerous?

Yes it varies constantly depending on many factors. It's supposed to go
up, and then down again hopefully.

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JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories