Fitness and Blood Pressure
- Created by: Caitlin Ward
- Created on: 27-01-14 19:34
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- Fitness and Blood Pressure
- Healthy Definition
- Being free of any infections or diseases
- Fit Definition
- A measure of how well you perform in physical tasks.
- Fitness measures strength, speed, agility and flexibility
- Stamina is an indication of cardiovascular efficiency
- Fit Definition
- A measure of how well you perform in physical tasks.
- Fitness measures strength, speed, agility and flexibility
- Stamina is an indication of cardiovascular efficiency
- Stamina is an indication of cardiovascular efficiency
- Fit Definition
- Stamina is an indication of cardiovascular efficiency
- Blood Pressure
- Blood is being pumped around the body under pressure
- Pumped around the body with contractions of the heart
- Factors to increase blood pressure: Smoking, Being overweight, drinking too much alcohol, being under a lot of stress.
- High blood pressure can cause strokes, brain damage and kidney damage as the blood vessels burst as they are under too much pressure.
- Low blood pressure can cause problems such as poor circulation which would lead to fainting and being dizzy.
- High blood pressure can be linked to smoking.
- Factors to increase blood pressure: Smoking, Being overweight, drinking too much alcohol, being under a lot of stress.
- High blood pressure can cause strokes, brain damage and kidney damage as the blood vessels burst as they are under too much pressure.
- Low blood pressure can cause problems such as poor circulation which would lead to fainting and being dizzy.
- Carbon monoxide combiines with haemoglobin in red blood cells so they are unable to carry as much oxygen.
- Nicotine increases heart rate and therefore the heart needs to contract more often.
- Factors to increase blood pressure: Smoking, Being overweight, drinking too much alcohol, being under a lot of stress.
- Healthy Definition
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