Blood Pressure 140/97

[BrowneIssue]

Went to the gym yesterday and they said my BP is high at 140/97...im only 29 yrs old. Anything to worry about?

Yes. Worry about it being in their interests to make their customers think they have health issues that they can help with by taking your money off you.

Only 140/97 - kids stuff.

Indeedy. Without the tablets I'm a 190/140 kinda guy.



What I have learned from this thread is that contracting might be bad for one's health...


... or we're all old farts!

[aussielong]

Thanks for advice, im going to see the quack this afternoon. There is a history of Angina in my family and i've been a smoker. no doubt cholesterol is high (family history). Best to get all these things looked at

I have this problem too. You should see a specialist because you don't know how long your BP has been that high. 140/97 for a few weeks is not a problem, but if its that high for ten years it can be a problem for your heart, so you need to get your heart checked out.

If BP is high for a long time, the heart can build up more muscle. That means it cannot constrict aswell as it should. You don't want that.

[suityou01]

I had a blood pressure reading of 120/77 recently. Pretty awesome.
I played football the night before, and had the reading taken at 9:30 after a nights rest. (I am 32)

Then a month later, after some work related issues it was 160/90.

Stress is a major contributer to BP, and I think any doc would agree it is the bottom figure that is important.

At 29, I would say, get fit. Get some trackies on and jog round the local duck pond, or go for a cycle.

I see nothing to worry about at 29, IF, you start taking some exercise and start eating healthily.

BP problems tend to manifest in your fourties. Relax, and take your body out for a spin, while you still can.

HTH

[OwlHoot]

What's an ideal "peak of fitness" blood pressure? I could look it up, but am too lazy.

[TimberWolf]

What's an ideal "peak of fitness" blood pressure? I could look it up, but am too lazy.

I would like to know what algorithm fitness machines use to measure fitness, which is based of pulse rate alone (e.g. the pulse rate and the rate the pulse increases and decreases in response to changes in load). I used to score elite on those things, but now only get excellent. Edit: Actually they also take age and sex into account.

[darmstadt]

Hmmm, I smoke and drink probably far too much for far too many years. Don't really eat healthy foods and do diddley squat exercise yet my BP is pretty normal for my age (ranges between normal and low prehypertension) but my pulse tends to move around a lot and is always quite high. Have a look at this site which looks pretty good.

We have one of those machines at home as Frau D. has high blood pressure who now has to take a tiny pill each day although the doctor said that if she is coming out on the wazz with me then not to bother.

[TimberWolf]

Hmmm, I smoke and drink probably far too much for far too many years. Don't really eat healthy foods and do diddley squat exercise yet my BP is pretty normal for my age (ranges between normal and low prehypertension) but my pulse tends to move around a lot and is always quite high. Have a look at this site which looks pretty good.

We have one of those machines at home as Frau D. has high blood pressure who now has to take a tiny pill each day although the doctor said that if she is coming out on the wazz with me then not to bother.

Wow, they cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats using the energy equivalent of only 174 Mars bars.
http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/HelpingUs/...nts/BikeRide09

[Paddy]

I would like to know what algorithm fitness machines use to measure fitness, which is based of pulse rate alone (e.g. the pulse rate and the rate the pulse increases and decreases in response to changes in load). I used to score elite on those things, but now only get excellent. Edit: Actually they also take age and sex into account.

It's based on the recovery time. eg: Exercise pulse 120pm and 60pm 5 minutes after exercise would be good. A pulse of 80pm 5 minutes after exercise would be bad.

[OwlHoot]

It's based on the recovery time. eg: Exercise pulse 120pm and 60pm 5 minutes after exercise would be good. A pulse of 80pm 5 minutes after exercise would be bad.

Huh? I'd have thought it was the opposite. 80pm sounds more relaxed than 120pm.

But then again I suppose you can have too much of a good thing - 0pm would be worse than either.

[Paddy]

Huh? I'd have thought it was the opposite. 80pm sounds more relaxed than 120pm.

But then again I suppose you can have too much of a good thing - 0pm would be worse than either.

you are right. I explained badly.