Turbo Mcfloat
Well-Known Member
A little background first. I'm currently 6'1" and 205 pounds. I have been working out at the gym and doing lots of running and cycling for the past 3 months, on average 6 days a week. I'm also eating a ton more healthy. I had prehypertension blood pressure levels before I started being truly active everyday, around 130/90'ish but I don't really remember. Now when I sit on one of the BP machines you find at the grocery store pharmacy, or in my case at work, it showed me in the normal range at 120/80 and HR of 56 today.
My question is, what is an optimal blood pressure level to achieve? Is a lower blood pressure level better or is the normal range as good as it gets? How far down will pressure go with continued exercise and a healthy diet? I love to see my heart rate go down, especially when it was pushing 80 before.
My question is, what is an optimal blood pressure level to achieve? Is a lower blood pressure level better or is the normal range as good as it gets? How far down will pressure go with continued exercise and a healthy diet? I love to see my heart rate go down, especially when it was pushing 80 before.