Living With High Blood Pressure
- 0About this program
- 1Understanding blood pressure
- 2Understanding your diagnosis
- 3Blood pressure medication
- 4What causes high blood pressure?
- 5Just a pinch of salt
- 6Non-alcoholic drinks and your blood pressure
- 7Reducing alcohol and your blood pressure
- 8Being more physically active
- 9Weight loss and high blood pressure
- 10Eating well to lower your blood pressure
- 11Keeping up healthy changes
- 12Changes for life
- 13Being there for you in the long term
- 0About this program
- 1Understanding blood pressure
- 2Understanding your diagnosis
- 3Blood pressure medication
- 4What causes high blood pressure?
- 5Just a pinch of salt
- 6Non-alcoholic drinks and your blood pressure
- 7Reducing alcohol and your blood pressure
- 8Being more physically active
- 9Weight loss and high blood pressure
- 10Eating well to lower your blood pressure
- 11Keeping up healthy changes
- 12Changes for life
- 13Being there for you in the long term
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Keeping up healthy changes
How to set goals and stick to them
Starting a new, healthier lifestyle can be exciting. But after a while you may find old habits start creeping in and undoing your hard work. We’re sharing our top 3 tips to make sure you stick to your goals and lower your blood pressure.
Focus on what you want to eat rather than what you don’t. For example, making sure you have vegetables at every meal feels more positive than obsessing about what to avoid.
Break it down. Sometimes long-term goals can be intimidating, so try breaking each one down into smaller, achievable aims. What choices can you make today, right now, to improve your blood pressure?
Rehearse barriers. Life is unpredictable and things will knock you off-track. It’s important to see these coming and think about how you’re going to deal with them ahead of time. Look at online menus before going to restaurants and practice saying no thanks to unwanted calories. Remember, every time you make a good choice, you’re building a habit and making it easier next time.
Easy swaps to get your five-a-day
Most people would benefit from eating more vegetables and fruit. They’re a really important part of having a balanced diet and a key part of losing weight. If you’re struggling to fit in your 5 portions of fruit and veg a day, here are some simple tips to get you started.
Try the 10-minute living room workout
You don’t need to join a gym or buy expensive equipment to get more activity into your day. BHF Physical Activity Specialist Lisa Young has created a fuss-free 10-minute workout you can do from your living room.
This is a great way to start working out. You’ll build your fitness and confidence gradually, but every 10 minutes will count towards lowering your blood pressure in the long term – make sure you keep it up.
Get more info with the BHF weight loss booklet
This BHF booklet is packed with advice and ideas to help you make healthy changes. Remember that eating well and becoming a healthy weight is really important for lowering blood pressure and improving heart health.
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Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.