Pressure Getting Higher With Age Weight/running Posted: 05-13-05 10:53am
I'm a 35 year old male, 5'8 155lbs, don't
smoke or drink, walk 3-4 times a week and
lift weights 2-3 times a week and eat
relatively healthy. Typical days meals (
breakfast: cherios/skim milk, 3 cups of
coffee, lunch: 2 handfuls of unsalted
peanuts, bannana, apple, carrots, supper:
1 meat, 2 vegs) now I usually eat out big
on friday night and maybe a fastfood lunch
on sat. And I have a 0 stress job.
Most of my spare time I am outside doing
something. My readings are about 140/90
and they have started creeping up since
about the age of 30. While i'm not
overweight, I have gained about 10lbs over
the last 10 years. I used to maintain my
weight at about 145 10 years ago when I
used to run. At age 30 I weighed about
150 and didn't run and thats when my
pressure started creeping up.
While i'm not overweight, I am carrying
the extra 10lbs in the stomach on a small
frame. Does anyone think my bp could be
related to the extra 10 lbs?
I started running 2 weeks ago and went 10
minutes 3 times that week and this week I
ran 15 min. On 3 days.
Does anyone know how long it will take to
tell if the running will lower my bp? And
if an extra 10lbs would make a difference
on someone who isn't really overweight?
Any ideas?
Thanks
