“Is blood pressure normally high during exercise?”
I'm 40, and I was screened and told that I have high blood pressure. I try to run almost every day also. Is it normal for blood pressure because of exercise?
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In any person who does not have hypertension, it is normal for the blood pressure to rise DURING any exercise. However, if one has been diagnosed to have HYPERTENSION, it would be prudent to have ones blood pressure response during exercise be evaluated. Your physician can perform a routine treadmill exercise stress test and monitor your BP response during AND after exercise. One can have a ACCELERATED or higher than normal rise in their blood pressure DURING exercise, which would indicate inadequately controlled hypertension. The blood pressure is usually 10-15 points LOWER, after one exercises.
Yes during exercise your heart rate and blood pressure increase to certain levels which is a normal response
