Can only exercise and not take medicine lower blood pressure?

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-01-31

Hypertension is a common chronic cardiovascular disease, China is a big country with high blood pressure, according to statistics, the incidence of hypertension in China has reached 20%, there are 2 hypertension patients in every 10 adults, and the population of hypertension is close to 200 million, but the awareness rate, ** rate and control rate of hypertension are still low, about 100 million hypertension patients do not know that they have hypertension, about 30 million diagnosed hypertension patients do not accept **, and about 70% of the hypertension patients who receive ** Blood pressure control is not up to standard, and the prevention and treatment of hypertension still has a long way to go.

Lifestyle intervention is the basic method of hypertension, which can not only lower blood pressure, but also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and should always exist in hypertension, mainly including weight control, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, increasing exercise, reducing sodium intake, reasonable diet, reducing mental pressure, maintaining psychological balance, etc., among which exercise is crucial, regular exercise can strengthen the heart muscle and ensure the blood of the whole body** , reduce arterial pressure, lower blood pressure, exercise can reduce systolic blood pressure (high pressure) by about 4mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (low pressure) by about 3mmHg, for those who meet the blood pressure standard, exercise can ensure that blood pressure is stable and continue to reach the standard, exercise is also conducive to maintaining a suitable weight, healthy weight is of great significance to blood pressure control.

For patients with high blood pressure who have just started exercising, it is recommended to have moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, such as swimming, cycling, walking, jogging, playing table tennis, badminton, bowling, tai chi, etc., jogging and walking are the most suitable, can be carried out anytime and anywhere, there are no technical requirements, easy to carry out and adhere to, aerobic exercise can help oxygen enter the blood, reach tissues and cells, and fully burn sugar, fat and protein. Plank, etc., in the short term, anaerobic exercise may raise blood pressure, but in the long run, anaerobic exercise has a better fat-burning effect and helps long-term control of blood pressure. The amount of exercise is 4 7 days a week, a total of 30 60 minutes each time, try to maintain moderate intensity, that is, when exercising, feel a little hard, but not strained, breathing and heartbeat are faster, but not short, and can talk to people during exercise.

Exercise can indeed lower blood pressure, improve blood pressure compliance rate, prevent hypertension complications, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, but hypertension is a polygenic genetic disease, each patient is a different individual, each person's blood pressure situation is different, should be treated separately, for patients whose blood pressure is still higher than 140 90mmHg after exercise ** and other lifestyle interventions, drugs need to be given**, for those with target organ damage, Patients at high or high risk of diabetes or other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should start medication in a timely manner on the basis of lifestyle interventions such as exercise**.

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