Fitness and Blood pressure
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- Created on: 09-05-15 09:12
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- Fitness and Blood Pressure
- Being fit is not the same as being healthy!
- Fitness
- Is a measure of how well a task is performed.
- Healthy
- Being free from any infections or diseases.
- Stamina is a good indication of cv efficiency
- Fitness
- Blood is pumped around the body!
- The blood is pumped around the body by the contractions of the heart.
- These contractions increase the pressure of the blood
- The blood leaves the heart and flows through the arteries
- These split into thousands of tiny capillaries, which take blood to every cell in the body.
- The blood then flows back to the heart through the veins.
- The pressure gets lower as the blood flows through the system.
- The blood pressure is at its highest when the heart contracts.
- THIS IS SYSTOLIC PRESSURE!
- When the heart relaxes, the pressure is at its lowest.
- THIS IS THE DIASTOLIC PRESSURE!
- Blood pressure is measured in mm of mercury (mmHg)
- In a healthy person it shouldn't be higher then about 135 (systolic) and over about 85 (diastolic)
- There are other factors (apart from your heart contracting) that can increase your blood pressure!
- Smoking
- Being overweight
- Drinking too much alcohol
- Being under stress
- The blood is pumped around the body by the contractions of the heart.
- High or Low blood pressure can cause health problems
- 1) If the pressure of the blood is too high it can cause blood vessels to burst, and this can lead to...
- Strokes
- Brain damage
- Kidney damage
- 2) High blood pressure can be decreased by lifestyles change...
- Eating a balanced diet
- Doing regular exercise
- If extreme, drugs can even be used to help
- 3) Low blood pressure is much less common than high blood pressure, but it can also cause problems.
- poor circulation
- tissues don't get all the food and oxygen
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- 1) If the pressure of the blood is too high it can cause blood vessels to burst, and this can lead to...
- Being fit is not the same as being healthy!
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