Blood Pressure Health: Monitoring, Diet & Lifestyle Control

In adults, managing healthy blood pressure requires a combination of accurate manual monitoring, sodium restriction, and understanding the impact of physical activity.

Blood Pressure Health

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.