Blood Pressure Health: Numbers, Exercise & Nutrition

Blood pressure levels vary based on age, exercise, and diet. Key strategies for health include tracking cuff readings and utilizing nutritional aids like almonds.

Why Does Diastolic Blood Pressure Stay the Same During Exercise?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Claire Lunardoni

Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure on your artery walls between heartbeats. Diastolic pressure usually is described in combination with systolic pressure (the pressure exerted on your arterial wall during the heart’s contraction), and is the lower of the two numbers in your blood pressure reading.