Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 : When you exercise, during a steady workout of some kind of aerobic activcity such as walking, biking, etc, your bp comes down. (as the hr goes up, it forces the bp to go down)This is a matter of fact with anyone who exercises. This is why the doctors suggest that people with high blood pressure should exercise and take walks as it lowers the bp. On the contrary if you work out heavily with resistance training such as working with heavy weights, then your bp can go up. Weight lifters bp can go as high as 200 or more in systolic while working out during exercise. (this is why people with chronic hypertension should be careful not to do heavy resistance training, at least not at the beginning of an exercise routine). As a PA patient, I notice that my bp starts going up after a workout and steadily keeps on going up for a couple of days. This could be due to loss of potassium during exercise through sweating, and over time I have learned that if I take a high potassium drink or fruit before a workout and then again immediately after my workout(I add a tiny dash of salt after the workout to my orange juice too), then my bp tends to remain low and I feel much better. Perhaps the high potassium relieves the stress on the heart muscle and it doesn't have to work as hard. Best, Farah On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:21 AM, mmcandmcc <mmcandmcc@...> wrote: > Can anyone tell me what my BP should do during vigorous exercise? > I've had my husband measure it while riding stationary bike and > directly after getting done with a run. My heart rate of course is up > but BP is usually lower than my sitting relaxed BP. Is this normal? > The only meds I'm on are the Sprio & Synthroid. My doc dismissed my > concern and said when you exercise you get more blood flow to the > kidneys and the BP will go down. Does that make sense? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I have difficulty thinking you can get an accurate measurement during exercise, but what type device do you use? I think the dead lift kind of exercise is what I want to avoid, not the aerobic. There the pressures go the highest. Regards Exercise and BP Can anyone tell me what my BP should do during vigorous exercise? I've had my husband measure it while riding stationary bike and directly after getting done with a run. My heart rate of course is up but BP is usually lower than my sitting relaxed BP. Is this normal? The only meds I'm on are the Sprio & Synthroid. My doc dismissed my concern and said when you exercise you get more blood flow to the kidneys and the BP will go down. Does that make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I'm sure my method is not the most accurate, but since I'm on a bike my husband can support my arm and use the automatic machine. > > I have difficulty thinking you can get an accurate measurement during > exercise, but what type device do you use? > I think the dead lift kind of exercise is what I want to avoid, not the > aerobic. There the pressures go the highest. > > Regards > > Exercise and BP > > > Can anyone tell me what my BP should do during vigorous exercise? > I've had my husband measure it while riding stationary bike and > directly after getting done with a run. My heart rate of course is up > but BP is usually lower than my sitting relaxed BP. Is this normal? > The only meds I'm on are the Sprio & Synthroid. My doc dismissed my > concern and said when you exercise you get more blood flow to the > kidneys and the BP will go down. Does that make sense? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Here is no good reason to take BP during exercise Machines don't work unless you are perfectly still The only good way is to stick a Needle in the artery CGMD Sent from my iPhone CE Grim MS MD Specializing in Difficult Hypertension Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education Comsulting Inc Sharedcareinc@... On Oct 7, 2008, at 2:05 PM, mmcandmcc <mmcandmcc@...> wrote: > I'm sure my method is not the most accurate, but since I'm on a bike > my husband can support my arm and use the automatic machine. > > > > > > > > I have difficulty thinking you can get an accurate measurement > during > > exercise, but what type device do you use? > > I think the dead lift kind of exercise is what I want to avoid, > not the > > aerobic. There the pressures go the highest. > > > > Regards > > > > Exercise and BP > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what my BP should do during vigorous exercise? > > I've had my husband measure it while riding stationary bike and > > directly after getting done with a run. My heart rate of course is > up > > but BP is usually lower than my sitting relaxed BP. Is this normal? > > The only meds I'm on are the Sprio & Synthroid. My doc dismissed my > > concern and said when you exercise you get more blood flow to the > > kidneys and the BP will go down. Does that make sense? > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 By there I assume you mean the dead lift. What happens is that all blood flow thru muscles shuts down as muscles contract. Heart keeps beating and putting blood into the aorta and BP can go over 300. What we call a Berry aneurysm test in our grim doctor humor. CE Grim MD On Oct 7, 2008, at 1:45 PM, jwwright wrote: > I have difficulty thinking you can get an accurate measurement during > exercise, but what type device do you use? > I think the dead lift kind of exercise is what I want to avoid, not > the > aerobic. There the pressures go the highest. > > Regards > > Exercise and BP > > Can anyone tell me what my BP should do during vigorous exercise? > I've had my husband measure it while riding stationary bike and > directly after getting done with a run. My heart rate of course is up > but BP is usually lower than my sitting relaxed BP. Is this normal? > The only meds I'm on are the Sprio & Synthroid. My doc dismissed my > concern and said when you exercise you get more blood flow to the > kidneys and the BP will go down. Does that make sense? > > > > > May your pressure be low!  CE Grim BS, MS, MD High Blood Pressure Consulting Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education Consulting Inc.(sharedcareinc.com) Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Medical and Cardiology Medical College of Wisconsin Board certified in Internal Med, Geriatrics and Hypertension. Interests: 1. Difficult to control high blood pressure. 2. The effect of recent evolutionary forces on high blood pressure in human populations. 3. Improving blood pressure measurement in the office and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 On Oct 7, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Farah Rahbar wrote: Dr. Grim comments > When you exercise, during a steady workout of some kind of aerobic > activcity > such as walking, biking, etc, your bp comes down. (as the hr goes > up, it > forces the bp to go down) No, in general exercise dilates (makes larger) blood vessels to get more blood to the muscles---in general (if blood vessels don't dilate) as heart rate goes up so does BP depending on what is driving the heart rate. If something is lowering BP (exericse), heart rate has to speed up or you faint. Recall that : Pressure in a tube = flow in the tube x reisistance to flow thru the tube (aka blood vessel). Flow = Cardiac Output (CO). BP = CO X Resistance to flow CO = (amt of blood ejected each beat x heart rate) Resistance to flow in a tube = length of the tube x 1/(radius to the 4th power). So the major driver of the BP is the radius of the tube thru which blood must flow. > This is a matter of fact with anyone who exercises. > This is why the doctors suggest that people with high blood > pressure should > exercise and take walks as it lowers the bp. > On the contrary if you work out heavily with resistance training > such as > working with heavy weights, then your bp can go up. Weight lifters > bp can go > as high as 200 or more in systolic while working out during > exercise. (this > is why people with chronic hypertension should be careful not to do > heavy > resistance training, at least not at the beginning of an exercise > routine). > As a PA patient, I notice that my bp starts going up after a > workout and > steadily keeps on going up for a couple of days. This could be due > to loss > of potassium during exercise through sweating, and over time I have > learned > that if I take a high potassium drink or fruit before a workout and > then > again immediately after my workout(I add a tiny dash of salt after the > workout to my orange juice too), then my bp tends to remain low and > I feel > much better. Perhaps the high potassium relieves the stress on the > heart > muscle and it doesn't have to work as hard. May your pressure be low!  CE Grim BS, MS, MD High Blood Pressure Consulting Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education Consulting Inc.(sharedcareinc.com) Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Medical and Cardiology Medical College of Wisconsin Board certified in Internal Med, Geriatrics and Hypertension. Interests: 1. Difficult to control high blood pressure. 2. The effect of recent evolutionary forces on high blood pressure in human populations. 3. Improving blood pressure measurement in the office and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 No. more blood flow goes to the muscles (the blood vessels dilate) and that is why BP goes down esp after exercise. But if your blood vessels have been thickened and stiffened by HTN or Aldo/Salt it may go up remarkably during exercise. CE Grim MD On Oct 7, 2008, at 11:21 AM, mmcandmcc wrote: > Can anyone tell me what my BP should do during vigorous exercise? > I've had my husband measure it while riding stationary bike and > directly after getting done with a run. My heart rate of course is up > but BP is usually lower than my sitting relaxed BP. Is this normal? > The only meds I'm on are the Sprio & Synthroid. My doc dismissed my > concern and said when you exercise you get more blood flow to the > kidneys and the BP will go down. Does that make sense? > > > > > May your pressure be low!  CE Grim BS, MS, MD High Blood Pressure Consulting Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education Consulting Inc.(sharedcareinc.com) Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Medical and Cardiology Medical College of Wisconsin Board certified in Internal Med, Geriatrics and Hypertension. Interests: 1. Difficult to control high blood pressure. 2. The effect of recent evolutionary forces on high blood pressure in human populations. 3. Improving blood pressure measurement in the office and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 No. more blood flow goes to the muscles (the blood vessels dilate) and that is why BP goes down esp after exercise. But if your blood vessels have been thickened and stiffened by HTN or Aldo/Salt it may go up remarkably during exercise. CE Grim MD On Oct 7, 2008, at 11:21 AM, mmcandmcc wrote: > Can anyone tell me what my BP should do during vigorous exercise? > I've had my husband measure it while riding stationary bike and > directly after getting done with a run. My heart rate of course is up > but BP is usually lower than my sitting relaxed BP. Is this normal? > The only meds I'm on are the Sprio & Synthroid. My doc dismissed my > concern and said when you exercise you get more blood flow to the > kidneys and the BP will go down. Does that make sense? > > > > > May your pressure be low!  CE Grim BS, MS, MD High Blood Pressure Consulting Senior Consultant to Shared Care Research and Education Consulting Inc.(sharedcareinc.com) Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Medical and Cardiology Medical College of Wisconsin Board certified in Internal Med, Geriatrics and Hypertension. Interests: 1. Difficult to control high blood pressure. 2. The effect of recent evolutionary forces on high blood pressure in human populations. 3. Improving blood pressure measurement in the office and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I passed that test during the hurricane, as I lifted a 189# generator to the back porch. Up one step at a time, 4 steps. Nice to still have some level of fitness. It was also nice the gen actually ran, after doing that. Most things today hafta go back. Regards Re: Exercise and BP By there I assume you mean the dead lift. What happens is that all blood flow thru muscles shuts down as muscles contract. Heart keeps beating and putting blood into the aorta and BP can go over 300. What we call a Berry aneurysm test in our grim doctor humor. CE Grim MD On Oct 7, 2008, at 1:45 PM, jwwright wrote: > I have difficulty thinking you can get an accurate measurement during > exercise, but what type device do you use? > I think the dead lift kind of exercise is what I want to avoid, not > the > aerobic. There the pressures go the highest. > > Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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