I am doing some “health” research at my University on athletes and nonathletes. While I was getting my equipment ready I tested out the blood pressure monitor, It gave me a reading of 132/63. I was pretty shocked so I when I got home I checked again, this time it was 131/61.
Some stats about me:
I am 18 years young
I weigh 177 pounds and have a waist measurement of 33.5 inches.
I am Alex’s client. (AN AMAZING HUMAN, SHOUT OUT TO HIM)
I am 99.9% sure I am checking all boxes listed on the prioritizing health article.
One side of my family is known to die from heart attacks and the other side is known to have blood pressures of 90/60.
Glad you’re having a good experience with Alex. Regarding your blood pressure, I agree this is elevated, particularly based on your age/weight/waist. I would recommend seeing a primary care physician for re-check and potentially pursuing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, if indicated, to confirm the diagnosis before pursuing further treatment.
Apologies for bringing this post back from the dead. I have a similar situation going on. My systolic number tends to be in the pre-hypertension range and my diastolic number is always fine.
Are there any conditions I should look to be tested/screened for that tend to affect the systolic number only and cause isolated systolic hypertension?
I’m 32, male, about 172 pounds, and have around a 33 inch waist based on Jordan’s method of measuring.