the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood.
What are the 2 types of Blood pressure?
Systolic Blood pressure – Systolic blood pressure is the top number and refers to the amount of pressure experienced by the arteries while the heart is beating.
Diastolic blood pressure – Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number and refers to the amount of pressure in the arteries while the heart is resting in between heartbeats.
How is Blood pressure measured?
An inflatable is wrapped around your arm, which gently tightens on your arm. The cuff has a gauge on it that will measure your blood pressure. they will slowly let air out of the cuff and take the record on the Blood pressure.
What affects Blood pressure?
Age
Stress
Diabetes
Obesity
Disease
Genes
Smoking
Alcoholic beverages
What is Heart rate?
the number of times the heart beats within a certain time period, usually a minute.
Physical activity levels:
5-17 years old: 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity daily
18-64 years old: 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week
65 years old and above: at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week.
How to have a good sleep?
1)Eat your food early before going to bed
2)exercising 30 minutes a day and 5 days a week
3)Don’t use phones (blue light) before going to bed
4)sleep in a quiet place/area that is cool and dark environment
Hydration and diet
1)Total fat should not exceed 30% of total energy intake
2)Drinking 8 glasses of water a day or 2 litres of water is more than your body needs.
3)those who live in humid, hot temperatures and at high altitudes, as well as athletes, and pregnant and breastfeeding women, need to drink more water than others.
Indicators of a good health:
1)Ability to engage in conversation
2)Ability to get out of bed in the morning
3)Ability to cope with change
4)Ability to maintain positive personal relationships
5)Maintaining normal sleep pattern
6)Awareness of mood state