Tai Chi is good exercise. Shirleywhitestar How much and how often for menopause issues. Yes walking is great aerobic exercise. There have been recent studies that have found that the greatest benefit comes from being moderately active vs. sedentary. In other words, you don't have to go to the gym and work out on the treadmill for 30 - 60 minutes to an hour.
Moderate exercise is any moderately vigorous activity.
Specific to HTN however, dynamic aerobic exercise in mild to moderate HTN people is accompanied by increased in cardiac output and greater systolic and diastolic blood pressures than normotensive individuals. In people with severe HTN there is actually a drop in cardiac output due to a decrease in stroke volume and they have high systolic and diastolic pressures due to significantly elevated peripheral resistance. Shirleywhitestar No please explain. These readings are at rest. This is due to vasodilation which temporarily corrects the elevated resting peripheral resistance.