#18. 10 minutes of weight training (62 non drug ways to reduce blood pressure)

The way I approach weight training  is as a form of interval training.  My goal is to take a weight that I can lift 10 times.  Then I try to really work with that weight until I can lift it 100 times in a row quickly.  I also like to use each arm separately, so that I’m working with a weight I can handle with one hand.  The general understanding is that one needs one’s blood pressure under control through medications or lifestyle before you undertake weight training.  I see weight training as providing both strength improvement and endurance improvement.

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http://weighttraining.about.com/b/2009/07/06/weight-training-lowers-blood-pressure-over-time-but-caution-in-the-gym-still-warranted-for-hypertensives.htm