Blood Pressure

• Low risk?

  120 / 80
• Medium Risk?

  121 - 139 / 80 - 89
• High Risk

  140+ / 90
• when the pressure in your arteries drops and your heart is pumping your blood at a slower rate than normal through your blood vessels.

  Low Blood Pressure
• ___ can be caused by many factors

  High blood pressure
• What are some factors of High Blood Pressure you cannot control?

  • Age
  • Ethnicity
  • Gender
• What are some factors High Blood Pressure can be change through lifestyle changes?

  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Smoking
• Number is the measure of the pressure force when your heart contracts and pushes out the blood.

  Systolic (Top)
• Number is the measure of when your heart relaxes between beats.

  Diastolic (Bottom)
• Blood pressure is measure of the pressure or force of blood against the walls of your blood vessels (known as arteries).
• Blood pressure is determined both by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries
• The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure.