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8 9
- After medical examination please
regularly go in for sports, with the
following restrictions:
• go in for endurance exercises
not strengthening exercises.
• do not train till complete ex-
haustion.
• if you have any chronic diseas-
es and/or you are older than 40
please consult your doctor before
you start going in for sports.
- Spend at least half an hour out in
the open air every day.
4 – 9 mmHg
• Even with blood pressure being normal, people run the bigger
risk of hypertension development with advancing age.
ATTeNTION
If you have normal results of blood pressure measured under
calm conditions but your results are excessively high when meas-
ured under the conditions of physical or mental exhaustion, this
might be a sign of so called brittle (that is unstable) hypertension.
If you suspect that, please consult your doctor.
When measured correctly, if diastolic blood pressure is more
than 0 mmHg, it is necessary to call the doctor immediately.
9.3. What can be done to lower/maintain the level of blood pressure?
Recommendation
How much the
systolic blood
pressure can
be lowered
- Try to maintain the weight which
is considered standard for your
age. Decrease overweight if any!
5 – 0 mmHg
with every 0
kilos of weight
reduction
- Avoid salt overuse (it’s recom-
mended to use no more than 6 g
per day)!
– 8 mmHg
- Avoid eating fat food! Introduce
to your diet some food that is rich
in dietary fiber (fruits, vegetables)
8 – 4 mmHg
- Refuse from smoking outright!
- Use only limited amount of alco-
hol (bier – 50 g, or vine – 50 g,
or vodka – 50 g)!
- Restrain the usage of caffeine
(coffee)!
– 4 mmHg