What can I do to lower my blood pressure naturally?
What can I do to lower my blood pressure naturally?
Alfred Santos, GEHA Account Manager, demonstrates how isometric grip strength training helps lower your blood pressure naturally.
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4.91 -> Certainly the first step is to please go with your doctor –
6.93 -> make sure that you’re on a medication program with
8.94 -> them. Along with that, then
11.099 -> work on those lifestyle changes. One
13.32 -> thing that I do religiously
15.69 -> is called “isometric grip strength
17.01 -> training.” It is done with this
18.9 -> particular device that you can pick up
20.64 -> at any big-box store, any sporting goods
22.26 -> stores. It can run about $10 to $15 dollars.
24.51 -> This was discovered by the Air Force.
26.46 -> Fighter pilots were passing out
28.83 -> on the the F-16 jets because of the g-force.
32.009 -> So the doctors suggested that they would grip
36.09 -> their steering wheel, and with this
37.739 -> gripping it would allow them to
40.68 -> raise their blood pressure to keep them
42.629 -> awake. What they found later
43.98 -> though over time,
46.559 -> when they weren’t flying, was that their
48.989 -> blood pressure was low throughout
50.489 -> their typical day. This particular
52.44 -> exercise is great. I do it when I watch
54.39 -> TV with the family. You can do it three times
56.01 -> a week. Anywhere from 12 to 16 minutes; I
58.05 -> I do 16 minutes. You’re going
60.48 -> two minutes on one hand. I get my iPhone
62.07 -> and I use my timer to make
65.7 -> it real easy. Two minutes on one hand
67.08 -> where you hold it; you don’t squeeze [and release]
69.15 -> or go back and forth.
70.74 -> You’re going to hold it tight for two
72.51 -> minutes at about 30% of your
74.1 -> strength. What you do then is you
76.32 -> adjust this [knob]. Get it to where it is
77.88 -> really hard squeeze, then cut back half
79.83 -> of that [strength], and then a little bit more to
82.35 -> try to get that 30% would be the range
83.7 -> you want. So again, two minutes on this
85.979 -> one [hand], you look at your clock, you get
88.439 -> the next two minutes timed. You go ahead and
89.909 -> switch it over to the other hand and
91.74 -> hold it tight for the two minutes. Do
92.939 -> that back and forth for the 12 to 16 minutes,
95.64 -> three times a week, and by doing this in
97.68 -> the long run it will really help with your
100.619 -> blood-pressure goals. And as your blood
102.15 -> pressure goes down, go back with your
103.619 -> doctor and work with them in adjusting
105.45 -> medications if you see a substantial drop.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjSVeLS9Ph8