What happens to blood pressure following a bout of endurance exercises?
Answer Hi Mike, Good question. I will start out by explaining blood pressure (BP). Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood perpendicular to the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure refers to systemic arterial blood pressure, i.e., the pressure in the large arteries delivering blood to body parts other than the lungs, such as the brachial artery (in the arm). Blood pressure increases in response to the extra requirement of the muscles and organs for oxygen-rich blood during exercise, and will subsequently decrease once activity is ceased. However, some otherwise healthy individuals may find that their blood pressure reaches excessively high levels during exercise for example, instead of reaching a systolic blood pressure of around 200 mmHg at maximal exercise rates, they may spike at around 250mmHg or higher. Because such people have relatively normal blood pressure levels at rest, some experts believe that this may indicate early signs of a
