Blood Pressure and Exercise

[@RickJacked]

Hi Nick, really been enjoying your videos. I'm starting at SJSU grad school with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology. My question is, did you do your master's thesis in a hospital during an internship or an out-patient facility? Right now with covid it is looking less likely to be able to get a internship in a hospital until at least next year. Cheers, I'll keep watching, these videos are warming me up for the start of the semester.

[@nextgenrehab]

Hi Rick, I have my BSc in Kin so I had to accumulate a certain amount of hours in a clinical setting before I was able to write the ACSM CEP exam. My clinical hours came from out-patient cardiac rehab exercise classes. It's very challenging right now with COVID and getting clinical hours or internships. My suggestion would be to talk with your department head to see if there are other ways to get clinical hours over the next few months. Another suggestion would be getting experience in a lab setting under a researcher. Hope this helps!

[@shanobix]

Wsup nick! Do you have any tips on measuring BP during exercise? I hear a bounding pulse and can’t distinguish the BP from it.

[@nextgenrehab]

It's can be challenging! If you don't have access to an automated cuff, try having the patient slow down for a brief period while you take their blood pressure. It may drop slightly, but will still give you a good indication of their blood pressure during exercise.

[@mohsinkhan8640]

My bp is 140/90 and the doctor put me on medics. It is usually 130/95.