If you feel dizzy when you suddenly rise after sitting for a significant amount of time, you have probably experienced a sudden drop in blood pressure. To compensate for this drop, your body usually pumps extra blood. But for many people—especially those taking drugs to treat high blood pressure, or those with heart problems, diabetesContinue Reading »
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Does Weight Training (resistive exercise) Decrease Blood Pressure?
YES! A recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning April 2012 indicates it does significantly reduce blood pressure. In this study blood pressure reduced with resistive exercises over a twelve week period. At the time the participants were not taking hypertensive medications and were middle age adults with Stage1 hypertension. The following isContinue Reading »