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httpwww.nchpad.orgemailnchpad.orgToll-Free1-800-900-80864000RidgewayDriveBirminghamAL352095tolose10poundsintwomonths.Thiswayyouwouldknowwhenyouhavereachedthisgoalintheappropriateamountoftimeandlosing10poundsintwomonthsisarealisticgoalthatisrelevanttosomeonewhoisoverweight.GeneralSafetyPrinciplestoBeingActiveStopexercisingifyouexperiencepaindiscomfortnauseadizzi-nesslight-headednesschestpainirregularheartbeatshortnessofbreathorclammyhands.Drinkplentyofuidsespeciallywater.Wearappropriateclothingtypi-callysomethingthatmoveseasily.Makesureyourbloodpressureandbloodsugarlevelsarewithinappropriatelimitsbeforebeginning.Findandfollowanexerciseprogramthatmeetsyourspecicgoals.Pe-ExerciseConsiderationsBloodPressureNumbers12080NormalBloodPressure120-13980-89Pre-Hypertensive140-15990-99Stage1Hypertensive160100Stage2HypertensiveCheckwithyourdoctorbeforestarnganexerciseprogramifyouarestage2hypertensive.BloodPressureBPisthemeasureofthebloodspressureuponthearterialwallsandconsistsoftwovaluessystolicBPrstnumbergiventhepressurewhentheheartcontractsandpumpsbloodanddiastolicBPsecondnumbergiventhepressurewhentheheartllsupwithbloodfollowingacontracon.ItisparcularlyimportanttoknowyourBPbeforeyouexerciseasexercisewillcauseittoincrease.AssuchmakesureyouarenotstarnganexerciseprogramwithdangerouslyhighBPnumbersandifpossiblehaveatrainedprofes-sionalmonitoryourBPthroughouttheexercisesession.InthelongrunexercisewillloweryourbloodpressureandcanbeveryhelpfulinregulangBPnumbers.