Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – physical training is one of the important keys to lose blood pressure. However, for those who already have hypertension or high blood pressure, not all physical exercise is safe for sufferers. Therefore, there are certain signs that people with hypertension must obey when doing physical exercise.
Medical specialist Sports Health, Dr. Michael Triangto, SpKO explained that regular and regular physical exercise will strengthen the heart, so that this vital organ can pump blood more easily.
“With the heart there is no need to work hard, the pressure on the blood vessels drops, so blood pressure will be lower, and we avoid the risk of hypertension,” he said during the webinar. Online Full of Healthy Inspiration (COFFEE) with Good Doctor and Samsung Galaxy Watch “, Sunday (2/5/2021).
According to Michael, the Ministry of Health recommends doing regular and regular physical exercise 5 times a week, for a total of 150 minutes per week. Physical exercise should combine cardio, strength, and flexibility training.
For those who already have hypertension, of course there are certain signs for doing physical exercise, to stay safe. “Those who suffer from hypertension are advised to do aerobic type of physical exercise, with light – moderate intensity, for example walking, cycling, or swimming,” said Michael again.
Michael added that doing strenuous physical exercise can actually be dangerous for people with hypertension. Therefore, blood pressure and heart rate can be uncontrolled, and the consequences can be fatal.
For this reason, it is important to monitor blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation during exercise. Not only experienced by parents, those who are young and productive can also suffer from hypertension. Meanwhile, the management of hypertension is not easy, one of which is due to the low compliance of patients taking medication.
“So blood pressure monitoring plays an important role,” said Dr. Michael.
Meanwhile, Samsung Indonesia Product Marketing Leo Hendarto added that currently many people do sports or physical exercise. Usually, they are also equipped with smartwatch and made this a trend in recent years. This is because there are many features offered to support exercise. Including the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 and Watch Active2 which not only have a trendy design sporty, but it also includes many powerful features.
Because, added Leo, the product comes with capabilities health tracking best in class, such as tracking pulse, blood pressure, to ECG. Especially for Galaxy Watch3 users, there is also a feature to monitor oxygen saturation.
According to Leo, monitoring health is now easier. “No wonder if smartwatch This is widely used by sports enthusiasts, or those who wish to live a healthy life, “he said.
On the same occasion, Adhiatma Gunawan, as Head of Medical Management Good Doctor, said that in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, telemedicine is now an important necessity. And, also be a part of monitoring hypertension patients.
Because, they can consult directly to a specialist in internal medicine or a specialist in heart and vessel disease through the Good Doctor integrated health service application. “Patients can also consult with a sports health specialist to find out the right exercise guidelines according to their individual conditions, without having to queue at the clinic or hospital,” he concluded.
Source: BeritaSatu.com
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