There are people who do sports for fun. There are people who need to lift weights to strengthen bones and prevent falls. At any age, there are some limitations to weight training.
One of the limitations - it is high blood pressure. Strength exercises increase it even more. But these exercises in the future is more important than short episodes of high blood pressure during exercise.
The main thing - to exercise on a background not burst anywhere artery. Therefore, high blood pressure will need to adapt and sacrifice something.
All will depend on the level of blood pressure. If the pressure is 160/100, before the start of training you need to consult with your doctor. At a pressure of 180/110 to lift weights impossible.
To get the benefit of exercise, not a stroke, follow these rules here:
- Similarly, observe weight training equipment. Thousands of people for decades perfected this technique. If all you do for the standard, then the result will be predictable and without any unpleasant surprises.
- Do not hold your breath. This is extremely important! Straining blood pressure literally scale. Exhale during the exercise. The only way you can be sure that you open the throat, the air leaves the lungs and the chest has the ability to shrink. While the chest is compressed by the load, the pressure therein can not rise too.
- The higher the weight, the higher the pressure. Therefore lift a small weight many times.
- Alternate exercises for the upper and lower parts of the body. Because large muscle groups will have time to rest and relax.
- Choose more exercise in the supine position. So the pressure will be lower.
