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Fitness and Blood Pressure
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- 1HealthyBeing free of any infections and/or diseases
- 2FitA measure of how well you can perform physical tasks.
- 3How can FITNESS be measured?Many ways:
strength, speed, stamina, agility and flexibility. - 4What does stamina indicate? How can it be tested?Cardiovascular efficiency - this is the ability of the heart to supply muscles with oxygen. Can be tested by measuring oxygen uptake during exercise and blood pressure.
- 5Blood is pumped around the body under pressure. How?By the contractions of the heart. These contractions increase the the pressure of the blood.
- 6Blood pressure is at it's highest when the heart contracts. What is this called?Systolic pressure
- 7What is diastolic pressure?When the heart relaxes - this is the lowest pressure
- 8What are other factors other than heart contractions which can increase blood pressure?Smoking, being overweight, excessive consumption of alcohol and being under lots of stress for a long time.
- 9What leads to strokes, brain damage and kidney damaged?High blood pressure causes the blood vessels to burst.
- 10Health problems - how can high b.p be decreased?Lifestyle changes - balanced diet, regular exercise. *drugs used in extreme cases.
- 11What units is b.p measured in?mmHg
millimetres of mercury
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