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 Levels

Blood Pressure Levels for Men

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Erik VanIterson

Blood pressure is a measure of pressure within your arterial walls, indicating the force of blood pushing against the blood vessel walls. The value itself is made up of two numbers called systole and diastole.

Erik VanIterson has been writing movement science-related literature since 2006. His work appears on Doody Enterprises, Inc., a text-book review Web site. VanIterson holds a Master of Science in exercise physiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Master of Science in biology from DePaul University, and a Bachelor of Science in human physiology from Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University.