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What is Normal Blood Pressure?
You may perform body check for many times, including blood pressure. And the doctor may test you that your blood pressure is normal or a little higher or lower. But do you know “What is normal Blood Pressure?”
Our target is to explain what normal blood pressure is for you and give some suggestion to make sure you are getting readings that reflect your real blood pressure.
First, we should have a little information about blood pressure. What blood pressure is?
Blood pressure (BP) is a force blood against the walls of the arteries. As BP is very complex, we won’t explain the detail, say simply. Blood pressure was created by two forces. One is the force that the heart uses to pump blood into the arteries and through the circulatory system. The other one is the force of the arteries because they resist the blood flow.
Now, we have known what the blood pressure is, now we are going to learn what is normal blood pressure.
1. The factor effect blood pressure.
Most of time, “normal” means the blood pressure readings that are recorded when they are relaxed. So it is very common to find higher blood pressure readings because people were under tense condition as your blood pressure measured in a medical environment.
To surmount that factor, many people now would like to perform blood pressure monitors at home and take measurements as they were more anxiety. So the blood pressure is more normal.
2. Normal Blood Pressure Value
blood pressure chart
Now, there are many standard of normal blood pressure. We show USA standard here. You can get general idea from blood pressure chart above.
A guide for blood pressure levels:
* Less than 120/80mmHg – blood pressure is at the optimal level so follow a healthy lifestyle to keep it that way
* 121/81 – 129/84mmHg blood pressure is average and you would benefit from lowering it
* 130/85 – 139/89mmHg – blood pressure is on the high side of normal and should be lowered
* 140/90mmHg or above – if readings are consistently at or above this level you have high blood pressure, take action now to lower it
Above, we have shown you what is normal blood pressure. Now, we request you to monitor your blood pressure. Most of time, Ideally people with normal blood pressure readings should pay attention to lower it as the higher your blood pressure, the higher your risk of health problems. However, as blood pressure is affected by many factors, your gender, your age, your height and you weight. So if your blood pressure is any abnormal, you must pay attention to perform a body check. Special attention should be given to high blood.
