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Hypertension and physical activity for adults

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Hypertension and physical activity for adults

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- Doing aerobic based exercise helps reduce high blood pressure
- Regular physical activity makes your heart stronger. A stronger heart can pump more blood with less effort. If your heart can work less to pump, the force on your arteries decreases, lowering your blood pressure.
(Divine et al., 2006; Ganzit and Stefanini, 2012; American Heart Association, 2018)

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- Raised blood pressure is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths
- 12.8% of total deaths is caused by high blood pressure
- Hypertension is more commonly found in adults aged 25 and over, in 2008 there was 40% of adults with it
(World Health Organisation, 2018)

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- In the UK,  it is 3rd biggest risk factor for premature death in England after smoking and poor diet
- In 2015 75,000 deaths were due to hypertension
(GOV, 2018)

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Hypertension and physical activity for children

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Hypertension and physical activity for children

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- Physical activity is a countermeasure for high blood pressure
- Increased aerobic based exercise can reduce systolic blood pressure
- Advised children do a minimum of 40 minutes of moderate intensity, aerobic exercise should be done at least 5 days a week.
(Torrance et al., 2007)

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Link between hypertension and lack of physical activity

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Link between hypertension and lack of physical activity

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- Engaging in moderate physical activity; maintaining normal body weight; limiting alcohol consumption; reducing sodium intake; maintaining adequate intake of potassium; and consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products and reduced in saturated and total fat. These can help prevent blood pressure from increasing and can help decrease elevated blood pressure levels for those with high normal blood pressure or hypertension.
(Arroll and Beaglehole, 1992; Whelton et al., 2002; Church et al., 2007).

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- Affects more than 1 in 4 adults in England

- People in the most deprived areas in England are 30% more likely to have hypertension than the least-deprived people
- At least half of all heart attacks are associated with high blood pressure
- It is a major risk factor for chronic kidney disease, heart failure and dementia
More than 5.5 million people have undiagnosed high blood pressure.
(Public Heath England, 2018)

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This disease is more commonly known as high blood pressure, which is 140/90mmHg.