Moreover, before, during and after exercise is important to consider some precautions:
- Before practicing your workout remember to do a few minutes of stretching and then a few minutes of relaxation so that the changes in your physical condition are not abrupt.
- Evaluate your exercise routine with your doctor regularly, especially when your physician gives you a change in medication.
- If you feel very tired or fatigued, reviews the activities you have performed the previous day and exercising more mild or directly suspended routine to rest until you feel stronger. It is important to maintain a balance between exercise and rest.
- Avoid exercises that involve lifting or pushing heavy things (even when it comes to housework or gardening, which may require that you push yourself on).
- Avoid lie down to rest, as this reduces your tolerance to physical activity. If you or you toil of breath during exercise, rest sitting in a comfortable chair.
- Avoid exercising outdoors when it’s cold, too hot or too humid.
- Avoid drinking extremely hot or cold shower after exercising.
- Try to exercise on level ground and not in slope (until your physical condition to tolerate). If you have no choice, slow down when going up and pay attention to your heartbeat.
- If for some reason you stopped your exercise routine for several days, reduces to retake them and auméntalos exercises gradually.
- If you are sick or not feeling well, do not do your exercises and then waited a day until all symptoms of discomfort disappear.
If taking these steps still feel any of the following symptoms while exercising these, leave the routine and rest a while. If the discomfort does not go away, call your doctor to rule out an emergency:
- Chest pain
- Weakness
- Dizziness
- Irregular heartbeat or above 100 beats per minute, which do not stabilize
- Weight gain or inflammation (swelling) that you can not explain
- Pressure or pain in the neck, shoulder, jaw or arms, or other symptoms that alarmed you.
Unless your doctor has recommended you do not, there is no reason to deprive yourself to exercise and enjoy all the benefits that physical activity can give you for your blood pressure and your overall health.
