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Living with Hypertension

Living with Hypertension

http://fr1day.co.za/hypertension

Join me as I discover what it means to have high blood pressure and explore different ways to get it back to normal

Recent Posts

  • Exercise is helping me lose inches

    Posted on Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 06:18 in exercise, hypertension

    I might not have my blood pressure as under control as I would like it to be, but I must say that exercising at the gym is paying dividends with regards to losing some inches around my waist. I have been gyming 3 times a week for the last 8 weeks and...

  • I’m really getting into my swimming!

    Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 15:54 in exercise, hypertension, swimming, blood pressure

    Yes, a couple of months down the line, and the pool sessions are getting better and better! On Sunday I had my longest swimming session yet - 800m (32 lengths)! With the longest non-stop swim of 150m (6 lengths). And the best part is that I felt like...

  • Holidays are great!

    Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 06:11 in holiday, hypertension, blood pressure

    I’m back at work after a fantastic week and a half at the coast. Being away from the daily grind makes you realise how much stress, etc that we subject ourselves to on a daily basis. Getting up in the morning and strolling down to the beach wit...

  • Is more sleep helping to lower my blood pressure?

    Posted on Monday September 8th, 2008 at 02:50 in sleep, hypertension, swimming

    I unfortunately don’t know the answer to that question yet! All I know is that since I caught a stomach bug I’ve been going to bed a lot earlier most nights and found myself wanting to lie in come morning. I also haven’t been able ...

  • The up-side to having a stomach bug

    Posted on Friday September 5th, 2008 at 08:10 in exercise, hypertension, blood pressure

    I  finally made my way back to gym this week after being away for 2 weeks, fully hoping that my blood pressure would have sorted itself out. The water was quite nice, but I could still only manage 300m in the pool which I guess isn’t too bad c...

  • Sick with a stomach bug

    Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 02:57 in hypertension, illness

    I’ve been “man down!” for a week! The stomach bug which I thought I had cleverly dodged got me on Sunday, a week back. I woke up feeling very tired and sore and spent the whole morning on the couch thinking that it had just been one...

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This blog is currently rated a 2.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

2 stars tony

Where do you live in South Africa? Is it dangerous there thus your reason for high blood pressure?

Posted: February 14th, 2007 | Report This Comment

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