- Dystolic Blood Pressure

What you're about to read is information concerning dystolic blood pressure and how it is effected by exercise. First you must understand the meaning of "dystolic".

The heart pumps blood, pauses and pumps again. Dyastolic refers to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation.

In a blood pressure reading, the dystolic pressure is typically the second number recorded. For example, with a blood pressure of 120 over 80, the diastolic pressure is 80.

"Diastolic" came from the Greek diastole meaning "a drawing apart." The term has been in use since the 16th century to denote the period of relaxation of the heart muscle.

Regular aerobic exercise is important to the health and well being of everyone. Exercise can lower your blood pressure's dystolic reading. In other words it can help to lower your blood pressure if it is at an unhealthy level.

However many people make the mistake of assuming intense workouts are the best form of exercise, when in actual fact moderate exercise such as brisk walking or swimming is one of the better forms of exercise.

Before undertaking any form of exercise, especially if you haven't exercised for long periods of time or you have medical problems, you should always consult your doctor to ensure he is happy to continue with your exercise regime.

He might even want to suggest you change some of your lifestyle habits such as your diet or drugs etc.

Exercise is important when discussing raised blood pressure. The blood pressure can rise sharply during physical activity, although some studies show those people who undertake regular exercise are fitter and healthier plus their blood pressure is usually much lower.

However this could also be due to the fact they eat a healthier diet, drink in moderation, and either don't smoke or smoke very little.

More recent studies have shown that vigorous exercise could actually prove to be harmful and should be avoided unless tolerance to the exercise has been built up over a period of time.

Different types of exercise obviously depend on your fitness levels, but cycling, walking, swimming, are good exercises to attempt to start off with. They shouldn't cause problems with your blood pressure.

As you've read until now, this is a subject that needs knowledge and effort to understand.

And the information in this article is gathered from several resources presented in an easy to understand manner.

It's important to slowly build your fitness levels up over a period of time. Many people have found themselves in the casualty department of their local hospital because they threw themselves into a fitness regime they were not ready to undertake.

For instance if you decide to start walking, build it up nice and slow. Start off three times a week for fifteen minutes at a time and then gradually increase your pace, distance and sessions until you are doing a comfortable thirty minutes per session three times a week.

If you decide to join the gym, ensure you're sensible. You must have a proper workout planned for you by a qualified fitness coach who will take all your medical history etc into account.

If you decide to do it alone, your just asking for your health to be compromised.

It's hard to cover how exercise affects your dystolic blood pressure in complete medical detail. The good news is you don't need the technical details. It's enough to know that you can lower your blood pressure with regular physical activity.

We plan to constantly keep adding new blood pressure articles in the weeks ahead.

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