Physical activity has an important part in treating and even preventing hypertension. It reduces high blood pressure risk for problems with your heart, kidneys, and other organs.
Consult with doctor about how much and what kinds of activity are safe. Unless the doctor tells you otherwise, try to get a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity on most or all days of the week. Do it at once or break it up into 10 minutes each?
Physical activity helps to lower pressure
- Lower blood glucose & blood pressure
- Lower chances of high cholesterol
- Lower the risk for heart disease and stroke
- Keep the heart and bones to be stronger
- Keep the joints flexible
- Lose weight
- Gain more energy
- Reduce stress levels
Suggested daily activities for Hypertension
- Walk while talk on the phone.
- Play with the kids and take a dog for a walk.
- Cleaning the house, do gardening, watering plants, rake leaves, washing vehicle.
- Use stairs instead of the elevator or lift.
- Walk the most instead of using vehicles.
- At the office; walk to see the co-worker instead of calling or emailing.
High Blood Pressure Aerobic exercises
Aerobic exercise makes your heart beat faster, breathe harder; lungs expand, and energize the whole body. In addition, aerobic exercises burn some extra calories, help to lower weight, which in turn helps lowering blood pressure. Doing aerobic exercise for 30 minutes a day in most of the days or all days of the week provides many benefits. If require you can split up this 30 minutes exercise session into three of 10-minute each.
If new to exercise, then start slowly with 5 to 10 minutes a day and add a little more time each week, aiming for at least 2 to 3 hours per week.
Few aerobic exercises for Hypertension
- Brisk walking
- Climbing stairs
- Swimming or taking a water aerobics class
- Dancing
- Riding bicycle, outdoors or indoors
- Taking an aerobics class
- Playing basketball, tennis or other sports
- Skating,
- Cross-country skiing
Regular physical activity can lower High Blood Pressure and reduce the risk for other health problems.