Exercises to Lower Blood Pressure

Regular exercise not only helps control high blood pressure, it helps manage your weight, strengthen your heart, and reduce stress. Today, we're gonna get moving with some fun, low-impact cardio exercises, which can often be used in the management of high blood pressure. Let's go ahead and get started with a basic march. Lift those knees, pump those arms. Keep your chin and chest lifted. Let's take our march wide. Four, three, two, let's tap it. Tap, tap, tap. Let's add some arms across the chest. Reach, reach, reach. Keep tapping. Arms overhead, let's try it. Reach, reach, reach. How about some jabs? Let's do it. Jab, jab. I told you we were gonna do some fun exercises today. Jab, jab. Engage your core, but don't forget to breathe. Jab, jab. Four, three, two, one. March it out. Bring those feet back to center. Pump those arms. Now, pick a pace that works best for you today. Is it faster or maybe slower? You control this workout, right? Four, three, two, knee lift, lift. Pump those arms. Pump, pump. Now, raising our arms above the heart is gonna increase our heart rate. So, if it gets too high, bring them down nice and low, below the heart. We wanna make sure that we practice breath control throughout the entire exercise routine today. Breath holding can actually increase blood pressure. Pump, pump, pump, pump. Four, three, two, front kicks. Kick, kick, kick. Should we add some front jabs? Let's do it. Jab, jab, jab. Your range of motion may look different, and that's okay. Little kicks or big kicks. Four, three, two, heel digs right here. Dig, add a bicep curl. Squeeze those biceps. Keep digging those heels. Are you breathing? Inhale and exhale. Four, three, two, march it out right here. March, march. Step touch, are you ready? Let's do it. In four, three, two, step touch. Add some arms. Remember, exercise is medicine. It's a great way to help control your blood pressure. Should we add some arms overhead? Yeah, let's give it a try. Press, press, press, press. March it out right here. Should we do those again? Yeah, let's do it. Four, three, two, knee lift. Lift and punch up. Breathe. Four, three, two, front kicks. You know it. Kick, kick, add those jabs right away. Jab, jab, jab, jab. We're working on a little coordination as well here. Four, three, two, heel digs. Add that bicep. Are you still smiling? How about sweating? Four, three, two, march it out here. March, march, pump those arms. Step touch in three, two, one. Add some arms. Out, pull, out, pull, push and pull. Don't forget, if you're looking for something a little more intense, pick up your pace, pick up your speed, or feel free to slow it down. Give me four, three, two, one, march it out. Big breath, inhale and exhale. Let's slow our march down. Add some shoulders up, back and down. Up, back and down. Last time, up, back and down. Let's go ahead and bring our march to a stop. I hope you enjoyed these exercises today. Strength training and mind and body exercises can also be used in the management of high blood pressure. Find activities and exercises you enjoy and make it part of your daily routine. And just a reminder, if you're a beginner exerciser, don't forget to check with your healthcare provider before beginning a new exercise routine. Thanks friends, and hope to see you again soon.