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How to exercise safely to manage high blood pressure
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Mr Christopher Huang coaching a session of Active Health’s six-week programme to manage hypertension with exercise.
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- High blood pressure, a silent killer, affects 15 per cent of Singapore residents and can be managed with exercise, diet and stress reduction.
- Experts recommend aerobic exercise, caution against high-intensity activities, and stress the importance of proper breathing and monitoring symptoms.
- Resistance training and isometric exercises are also beneficial, but must be included with care.
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SINGAPORE – Madam Low, a 55-year-old freelance IT professional, was concerned that her blood pressure was sometimes higher than normal. So, she signed up in September for a six-session programme which would teach her how to manage blood pressure with exercise.
Manage Hypertension With Exercise is run by nationwide health and wellness initiative Active Health, which is under sports body Sport Singapore. It costs $48 for six sessions and was started in 2022.
