Fitness and Blood Pressure

Fitness and Blood Pressure

Being fit is not the same as being healthy.

Healthy means being free of any infections or diseases, whereas being fit is a measure of how well you can perform physical tasks.

Fitness Profiles measure Strength, speed, agility and flexibility, together with stamina.

Stamina is a good indication of cardiovascular efficiency. It can be tested measuring oxygen uptake during exercise, and blood pressure.

Blood is pumped around your body under pressure. 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 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…