Exercise & Blood Pressure

*THIS INFORMATION IS NOT PRESCRIPTIVE AND IS DESIGNED TO BE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
ENSURE YOU DISCUSS ANY LIFESTYLE CHANGES WITH YOIR PHYSICIAN*
E𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗳𝗶𝘁) 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 (𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴).
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.
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𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆!
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆, 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲.
𝗦𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 (𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺) 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲?
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This is not medical advice. If you have an underlying health condition please consult your physician.

[dicksonmurithi]

Absolutely, well explained...about 6 months ago i went for check up 3 times and my BP was ranging 142/90...Dr advised me to start medication, watch on what am eating and do alittle more exercise...i didnt take medicine but strictly adhered to what i was eating and embarked on high intensity training...basically running for 45min to 1hr...3mnths later went back for check up, my BP now is i lost so.e weight from 83kgs to 76kgs..and my body feel so great

[animaloverdani]

Hello me again. 1 year later, I am a health coach for men with risk factors for heart disease and this is the best explanation ever for how exercise decreases blood pressure. Truly a masterpiece of an educational video. Thank you!

[howellwong]

I take a pill for BP and to lower my heart beat, but I am also on my exercise bike for one hour each day for cardio vascular purposes. I'm 89 years old and doing fine.

[luckyokoro]

Best explanation so far. I Just got diagnosed for High Blood Pressure 2 years after I stopped working out. Gym, here I come. Thanks man!

[grantoddy]

This makes so much sense, I have slightly higher blood pressure than usual but not to the point I need meds but I’ve been exercising for 3 weeks and I took my blood pressure twice today and it was normal. I was amazed

[wadelance]

Thanks mate for the information, I’m 184/120. I’m a veteran and find it hard to leave the house but I’ll cut out the piss and give it a good go, I’m 37 and this is the unfittest I’ve ever been. God bless doc and keep up the good work. I’ll be that alpha male again

[rqangelful]

I've been gradually increasing the amount of exercises I perform daily and it's helping my high blood pressure 👍💯

[aro-rat]

When you search for 'the knowledge' and you find it straight away, what an explanation 👏👏👏 and what passion, I'm hooked.

[elijahmckinney]

It’s absolutely fenomenal how our bodies function! It’s impossible for me to believe that this all happened by accident. God’s work is marvelous!

[cjt]

Doctor, I salute you, this is the best explanation of how blood pressure works. I'm a nursing student I must share this with my class mates, awesome work and thank you for all the work you put into this, definitely worth it!!!

[AromaHutInstitute]

Oh my gosh! This is the best explanation I have ever heard about exercise and blood pressure. I will definitely be sharing with my students.

[buck]

Thank you so much. A clear, quick and precise explanation of a subject that has recently become of interest to me as I get older. Greatly appreciated Dr. Mike👍

[udokankamnebe]

A body builder who knows what happens inside his body. Keep up the good work.

[kevinp]

Thank you Dr. Mike for this video! I have high blood pressure and I was hesitant to exercise because I feared that exercising would make my hypertension worse. Now, I understand how exercise could help lower my BP afterwards with the hormones relaxing my arteries.

[NPrinceling]

I came here because I did a long, intense bike ride (very high intensity in bursts at the beginning and then I was worn out so a long slow ride home) and I decided to instantly check my BP, thinking it would be through the roof, but it was the best BP result I think I ever had. So thank you for explaining why that happened!

[clairep]

Dr. Mike motivates me to work hard at school AND the gym 😂 📖 💪🏻

[TheBuffNerd]

Extremely informative! Since I have stopped exercising my BP has gone from 130/85 to 150/95. Now that I've cut back on carbs and started exercising again. Its on its way back down. Once of the best informative videos about health I have ever watched.

[MrKesh]

Very good explanation, but in that case blood pressure drops just temporarily, later after some time it comes back as it was.
The same as your drink hot water few glasses or take a hot bath or eat plenty food or take even very cold shower and etcetera, , all this things can reduce blood pressure but for some short time only.

[davidblyth]

My specialist physician applauded my exercise habit as he said that fitness has about a 20% influence on overall health.
This video explains why
Thanks

[veryrarecandy]

Fascinating. This is another reason why you shouldn’t eat right before you work out... cuz your gut isn’t getting the blood to process it!