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As people grow older and adulthood stretches into middle age, blood pressure becomes an increasingly important indicator of cardiovascular health. Regular checkups are important, of course, but people can only make it to the doctor’s office every so often. It makes sense, then, that so many Americans have come to rely on a home blood pressure monitor.
These monitors feature handy readouts that fill us in on systolic and diastolic pressure information. Systolic measures the pressure as the heart contracts, and diastolic the pressure when the heart muscle is relaxed. Generally speaking, when systolic pressure dips below 90 and diastolic below 60, a person has hypotension or low blood pressure. Hypertension is characterized by a systolic reading of 120 or greater combined with a diastolic reading of at least 80.
Tracking Your Steps with a Pedometer
All too often, people will look for the easiest way to shed excess pounds. In the process, they cut corners and fail to do the bare minimum required to lose weight. It’s impossible to live a sedentary lifestyle or to eat massive amounts of calories over time without putting on weight. No matter what miracle diet you choose to believe, none of them will have the same dependable, long-term effect that good dieting and exercise will have.
The good news is that not all exercise needs to be strenuous. You might have heard the old chestnut that “everyone should take at least 10,000 steps in a day.” In fact, everyone is different and that number will prove too low for some people and too high for others. People who can’t walk long distances because of debilitating disorders can still benefit from using pedometers as they help to establish limits.