If high blood pressure is bad, why is exercise good?

Question

Doesn't exercise strain your cardiovascular system as well?

Answer 1

Since you're a math guy, look at it in this way: We know that for a normal person, blood pressure varies throughout the 24 hour day, so it's some function p(t) of time. The damage it does depends on the total area under it, not just when it peaks (unless it peaks out over 200/120). While exercising does elevate p(t), it's usually followed by DECREASED p(t), and the more fit one is, the longer and deeper this decrease is. So, overall, the area under the curve drops, and less damage is done.

Answer 2

3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

Answer 3

No. High blood pressure remains high even when you are inactive, so it is constantly causing problems. Exercise CAN cause problems, which is why they recommend seeing a doctor first.

Which brings me to a little note: A couple of years ago, they were doing an exercise study and requested folks that were in good physical condition and who regularly exercised. Out of 20,000 folks under the age of 35, they actually found 5% who had a problem that could have resulted in serious illness if they had participated (in many of these cases, dangerously high blood pressure). My one friend, who had tried to participate, was immediately hospitalized for a hole in his heart that he didn't know he had. Since he always exercised alone, he was unaware that he was turning blue in his lips and extremeties while exercising.

Answer 4

Your body is designed to pump blood more when you are working out. Working out actually strengthens your heart. Having high blood pressure doesn't strengthen your heart, it weakens it. Having your heart at an elevated workload 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for probably YEARS is not good for the heart.

Answer 5

not if you do it properly. if your unfit you start slow and then pick up speed over a few weeks. thats why you should not start sprinting start away you should build up into a sprint and at the end of exercise gradually slow down dont just stop. by suddenly starting or stopping you will cause a strain on cardiovascular system. i hope this helps.

Answer 6

You need excercises to build your body better and be more resistant .Also your heart and to make normal your blood preasure.Be very careful with the excersises and not force it much.The best is to go out in the nature:morning walk on the sea beach or a pine wood too, if possible.
Also you need some diets like not to eat a fat meat but better no meat.Garlic is one which puts very fast down blood preasure.Pu some weight down it helps.And no stress situations.Say hello to all and do not worry so much.The life is beautiful!!!!Smile.

Answer 7

It will for a short period...but eventually it works the blood vessel walls that are constricting or worse, hardening so that it keeps them pliable.
Exercise also relaxes you so stress won't be too hard on your body in general.
Exercise is a good way for your body's circulatory system to keep in check...
But if you do have high BP, DEFINITELY check with your doctor before doing anything.
You can stress your body to the point of a stroke...and that ain't good.

Answer 8

Yes it does. But the body is smart, over time it gets used to physical stress, it adapts to it. The heart grows slightly bigger and stronger, enabling it to pump blood around the body more efficently and with fewer beats per minute. This means a reduction in blood pressure as the heart is not beating so fast.

Answer 9

your heart is a muscle and needs exercise like the rest of you and burnsoff fat particals in you blood that maybe causing high blood pressure, in my case kidney problems ,, a kidney flush and my blood pressure is lowered to a safe standard

Answer 10

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