When there are no other complications, high blood pressure goes largely unnoticed. It is essential to monitor your blood pressure regularly and keep it as near normal as you can. Only in about twenty percent of all cases of hypertension, can the cause be determined. For the rest no specific cause can be assigned. Stress, obesity and heredity factors predispose a person to hypertension.
Exercise is important in stress relief and weight reduction.
Those are two reasons why hypertensive individuals should exercise. A good walking programme is perhaps the best exercise. Cardiovascular exercises in general are beneficial. Strength training exercises are not high priority. Take time to warm up and let the body get used to the activity.