Personal Training: A Drug-Free Approach to Lowering Blood Pressure
Increase physical activity with one FREE Elite Personal Training Session with every five sessions purchased with a Certified Elite Trainer from Campus Recreation.
Date: 12/31/2012 11:00:00 AM
By: Victoria Rogers
By: Victoria Rogers
iTraining and gTraining Elite trainers are degreed, certified and have more than two years of training experience. They are extremely knowledgeable and can assist clients of all ages and most medical conditions.How can exercise help lower blood pressure?
- Exercise has a significant impact on reducing your risk of high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Physical activity strengthens your heart and makes it more efficient, as your heart doesn’t have to work as hard to circulate your blood
- Getting at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day can lower your blood pressure by 5-10 millimeters of mercury, which has the same impact as medications for some individuals.
"A regular exercise routine is one of the keys to improving blood pressure, often by as much as 5-15 points. Exercise strengthens your heart muscle and at the same time releases hormones that relax the blood vessels throughout the rest of your body. So your heart works more efficiently and has less of a workload. Exercise also creates changes in your nervous system that lower your pulse rate and may lower levels of stress hormones. Finally, exercise helps you lose weight, which can lower blood pressure even further."
– Jeffry Ushupun, M.D., Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, UC Health Primary Care
Get 1 FREE Elite Training Session with every 5 sessions purchased. Packages of 5, 10 and 20 are available. The offer includes both individual (iTraining) and group (gTraining) training, and ends January 31, 2013.
“My trainer has been phenomenal! She creates workouts for me that push me well to try harder than I think I can, and she is incredibly encouraging and supportive. She has been instrumental in me getting back on track with my exercise plan and has been fantastic in giving me homework assignments and in helping me to create a workout plan.”
– Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
For more information, contact the Coordinator for Fitness & Wellness at 513-556-0269 or hesterbi@uc.edu.