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Is This A Bad Blood Pressure?

  • 10-02-2009 2:14pm
    #1
    madmik
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭


    Doc Took my bloop pressure today and it was 137/53

    i thought i was reasonably fit does this mean anything?

    shouldnt it be 120 or so?

    Do i need a bit more cardio?


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  • #2
    dave80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭dave80


    madmik wrote: »
    Doc Took my bloop pressure today and it was 137/53

    i thought i was reasonably fit does this mean anything?

    shouldnt it be 120 or so?

    Do i need a bit more cardio?


    did you not ask him that?

    normal blood pressure is between 90-120/60-80


  • #3
    madmik
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭madmik


    dave80 wrote: »
    did you not ask him that?

    normal blood pressure is between 90-120/60-80

    no,i assumed it was ok since the doctor seemed ok with it


  • #4
    Reyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Reyman


    Get it measured again. BPs are notorious for going up and down depending on the time of day etc..
    53 is a very low figure for the diastolic rate. The 137 systolic rate is a little high but nothing to worry too much about. If you're a young guy i'd keep an eye on the readings because they usually go up with age so it might be a kind of warning to you.

    Up the exercise, cut the salt and reduce your weight.


  • #5
    madmik
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭madmik


    Reyman wrote: »
    Get it measured again. BPs are notorious for going up and down depending on the time of day etc..
    53 is a very low figure for the diastolic rate. The 137 systolic rate is a little high but nothing to worry too much about. If you're a young guy i'd keep an eye on the readings because they usually go up with age so it might be a kind of warning to you.

    Up the exercise, cut the salt and reduce your weight.

    i do exercise and go to a boxing club but i also drink like a fish and eat whatever whenever including loads of red meat

    I thought i was getting away with my bad habits due to how hard i exercise but il have to cut back a bit by the looks of it


  • #6
    Reyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Reyman


    madmik wrote: »
    I thought i was getting away with my bad habits due to how hard i exercise but il have to cut back a bit by the looks of it

    You never get away with bad habits. They get you sooner or later. If you're exercising a lot just watch the salt intake (bread and cereals have loads) and keep your weight at a reasonable level. As I said get a recheck - a lot of the Chemists will do BP for €20 or so.


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  • #7
    flywheel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    BP fluctuates on lots of factors e.g. time of day, post measurement exertion, stress, fatigue, the process of taking the measurement (can cause some people to get stressed), consistency (is the same person taking it the same way)... getting an accurate measure would involve taking an average over a period of time... 140/90 or higher is the IHF's measurement on when to seek medical advice to investigate any risk of High Blood Pressure

    The Irish Heart foundation website isn't working right now... but here is their Factsheet on Blood Pressure [pdf]

    When their website comes back up there is lots of info there to read up on:
    www.irishheart.ie


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