Try no caffeine, chocolate or stimulants. Not everyone, but some people are sensitive. I used my home monitor and notice an uptick of 20 units to both blood pressure numbers. That's a big difference. I exercise, eat mostly plant based (Mediterranean) and my bp is down.
@ingridbashor99757 ай бұрын
I love the idea of the chair yoga. No need to go on the floor. It takes me forever to get up from the floor, and it is very painful.
@karincocker33947 ай бұрын
Keep tying the many methods to get down and up off that floor!! DAILY, !!??. It could save you
@ingridbashor99757 ай бұрын
@@karincocker3394 ?!
@tessalister12267 ай бұрын
@@karincocker3394yes and it can be done, although in stages, slowly.
@jerryg35247 ай бұрын
Thanks Will, you do have a unique gift and empathy for senior folk. These exercises look promising
@lindab41527 ай бұрын
Thanks Will for these…I have found that alcohol raises my blood pressure, and when I abstain, my BP is very normal. Also, I seem to be magnesium deficient or something, and so when I increase my magnesium intake, that seems to help too. Probably should drink more water too. But overall, the alcohol was the biggest effect (darn it!)
@debsn77724 ай бұрын
No alcohol😱😭
@sangeet91007 ай бұрын
Just one comment on breathing while doing soft exercises: My understanding has been that you breathe in during chest expansion step, hold, breathe out during chest compression move. So in the cat-cow maneuver, in while in cat, out while cowing (hold during transition). Great working tips for anyone wanting to stay as far away as can from pharmacies
@lizzieconnor7Ай бұрын
I'm a newbie, 84 in two weeks, and with high blood pressure. And now I'm well and truly hooked on these sets of exercises.
@hanslatour7 ай бұрын
Thanks Will, for again a great video. After watching lots of ‘fitness’ video’s I stick with yours. You show things so clearly and also give explanations why a specific exercise works.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind feedback - I try my hardest to offer as much information as possible to support my recommendations but I am conscious not to make my videos hours long!
@hanslatour7 ай бұрын
@@HT-Physio I find your mix of theory and practice great. Only doing exercises like in ‘those apps’ (for me) is meaningless. When I think an exercise suits me and I know how to do it, than I take a screenshot to memorize.
@clairesullivan76027 ай бұрын
Appreciate your exercises and advice. Thank you.
@margaretlouis51727 ай бұрын
Excellent advice. Thank you, Mr Harlow, for these invaluable tips
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
You're very welcome
@imogengroves2837 ай бұрын
Superb videos. Highly recommend breathing out through the nose not the mouth during those yoga poses.
@faithg97667 ай бұрын
That was a really useful & well put together video. Thank you.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
You're very welcome
@ynalopez54257 ай бұрын
62 y o female been taking amlodipine and statin at first visit to Gp due of hypertension and high cholesterol due of family genes even I am meticulous when it comes to food I eat since my childhood.And lol at first visit to gp my problem only high bp and high cholesterol but for the second visit after another blood test and mri it showed blood clot my gp add 3 meds for blood clot and omnipazole for stomach upset lol plus b complex so I need to take7 meds a day that makes me so dizzy and so weak I cant almost walk longer than 3 minutes my knees so weak and my heart raised to 100 per minute that makes me to pass out. And after 2 years of feeling miserable life I decided to switch to a holistic GP and I dump all synthetic meds because it ruined my life and by taking those meds I got liver problem showed after my blood works that my holistic Gp requested to me. So my holistic Gp prescribe me all supplement that brings me alive again and after 3 months I was able to do a cardio workout for 30 minutes feeling great and my heart beat is ok and my bp is back to normal. Exercise is a huge impact because movement is medicine and the right meds for us is a plus..
@MissK5364 ай бұрын
❤Thank you so much for sharing, i just turned 50 and started on a low dose of amlodipine and im working out to loose the weight and get off this bp meds, I lift weight and cardio but i dont always have time! This is a simple routime i can follow every day!
@DougJohns6 ай бұрын
I just kind of stumbled on your channel... thanks for sharing your common sense approach. I'm going on 70 now and have never had any health or weight issues and have always eaten a healthy diet and lots of outdoors and exersise. Same aproach I have taken with my 16 year old retriever that still walks 2-3 kms with me every day.... (same dog that has never eaten dog food :(
@AngelaZsiga7 ай бұрын
I love your videos. Im glad to find your channel. I want to learn as much as i can. Thankyou for the great videos.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
I'm very happy to help!
@leechang729Ай бұрын
Thanks HT Physlo for simple to do and work for 50+ very nice 🤩😊
@jayhay12377 ай бұрын
About a year ago, my BP was rising to the point that my doctor wanted to talk about it. It wasn't really as bad as it showed at the clinic, because I was checking at home regularly. Nevertheless, three other blood test markers had gone out of bounds: ALT, TRI, A1c. I went keto for three months and retested. Blood pressure numbers dropped 20 points! And the other three back to normal. It's been one year and just tested blood again. Everything is improving as I've had a year to keep improving my diet!
@DutchJoan7 ай бұрын
Are you still doing keto?
@robertjohnston88767 ай бұрын
Another excellent video. Wish there was a way to record them. A DVD would be great. Am loving your book …And can’t wait for my next visit to the UK. Best wishes from the colony🇨🇦
@Jannie-6 ай бұрын
Robert hi 👋. If you have a smart TV you can send most KZbin videos onto it to watch on it’s big screen just like a dvd . It’s very easy ( there’s a little tv symbol at the top that you press , which then searches for your TV) - There’s bound to be tutorials on how to do this on KZbin if you’re not sure how to do it 😊.
@thesaltycrone92374 ай бұрын
I send them to my email and made a specific file for them
@marionbotelho68317 ай бұрын
Good to know thanks for sharing this important information 👍 blessing.😊
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@sheribrownfield6 ай бұрын
Wow. I kept rerunning the video to be sure I could take notes. You are awesome, Mr. Will Harlow. You are a wonderful presenter and this is so very, very helpful. Thank you, thank you, from a new subscriber.
@HT-Physio6 ай бұрын
Thank you for subscribing and thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot to me!
@94943497 ай бұрын
I love your advice with clear qualifications, thank you! Unlike so many remedies for problems on KZbin that keep us waiting half an hour for the vital magic ingredient has to be purchased.
@robertadubois-zh1qn7 ай бұрын
Love your sessions and how easy they are 15:37
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
That's great to hear!
@sharoncarson2414Ай бұрын
this is a great one for me ! thank you will ,cheers from aus !
@wandabrady2178Ай бұрын
Thanks Will this was a big help will make this a part of my daily routine! God bless you!❤
@HT-PhysioАй бұрын
So pleased to hear you'll be able to fit this into your daily routine!
@samjenner24294 ай бұрын
Exercise reduces BP temporarily for most people. It doesn't address the issue of high BP. The problem with High BP is that no "experts" actually knows what an individual person's BP should be. You could have a female athlete with a higher BP that a 50 year-old male who's overweight, smokes and drinks to excess. Bottom line: There are thousands of people on BP medication that don't need it.
@theclapaolini43223 ай бұрын
You are very helpful and understanding.good to use all of the exercies. Thank you .
@yolandapablo44263 ай бұрын
Hello Sir After doing these exercises my BP drop and become normal. Thank you so much ❤
@lyndasoar43457 ай бұрын
Again... (I have your book) thanks for these exercises - fun to do, can mix n match(different aches pop up intermittently) & still get great results. I shared your vid on headaches, with my son - younger gen would find many of your suggestions helpful ... im sure not all of them are able/fit enough to visit the gym/swim n they need to start somewhere before they get to 55yrs of age-exercise is such a positive 'mental health booster'.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your support, and I hope my video was useful for your son. And absolutely, these lessons are important for people of all ages.
@robertq554037 ай бұрын
This is great. Thank you for sharing this information and exercises!
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@ClintonPemberton-bx1lx7 ай бұрын
Hi 👋 Sir , thanks 😊 for the tips on strengthening your legs. My name is Clinton, I had a Boom bar , that hit me on my Shoulder. Now I have been to the Doctor, had Physio therapy, and now they put on water therapy, but the doctor told me 😁 that I will remain with a long term pain on the Shoulder, which I do experience from time to time, is any advice you give me to help eliminate the pain , strengthen the Shoulder and restore it to it's former glory?
@vox958317 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Apart from three brisk walks a day. Cant see most people preferring that over a single longer walk or a light jog, though it may be more beneficial.
@chrislora88957 ай бұрын
Great info, as usual. Can more biking substitute for brisk walking? Bad feet…thank you!
@bhp79613 ай бұрын
Thank you! Are you suggesting we pick one or two of these or all five?
@jacobgeorge754 ай бұрын
Good video Will, simple and easy to replicate
@HT-Physio4 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@paulineclark27437 ай бұрын
Thanks for will
@wandabrady21787 ай бұрын
Such a good video have had HBP for 10 years will enforce these exercises thank you!
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@joseenoel80937 ай бұрын
Hi, my lower back hurts upon awakening, all ok an hr later but really quite a bother! Thank you!
@TnOrchidguy7 ай бұрын
Thank you, Mr. Will, thank you.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@SundayOkore-vv6sl4 ай бұрын
That's nice it helped me
@aftmsg5 ай бұрын
Thank you, very useful.
@DeborahBULPITT7 ай бұрын
Hi Will, Please may you do an exercise for enpinchment in the shoulder ?
@basildavid56106 ай бұрын
Its really informative and helpful
@HT-Physio6 ай бұрын
That's great to hear!
@angelaapostolou57944 ай бұрын
A great set of exercises! Thank you
@HT-Physio4 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@marie45853 ай бұрын
Why do they aways say brisk walking? Why not say mils aerobics that could include brisj walking. I always end up thinking that I can't do an hour of my moderate aerobics dance class and HAVE TO do the brisk walking instead. It is misleading.
@patirvin-bz9pg4 ай бұрын
I think this is helping.
@khattarmangala7527 ай бұрын
Thank you Will
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@childearth40397 ай бұрын
THANK YOU
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@keithhanson82537 ай бұрын
Thank you, will!
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@skaushik97137 ай бұрын
Thanks Will.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
You're welcome
@leslieflores92037 ай бұрын
How about high cholesterol? What's the exercise?
@manasikashyap7 ай бұрын
Love the curl & press! Definitely doing that every day. Thank you!! Please consider making a full video on compound exercises 😃 Edit: My BP is typically 70/110. The only time I had high BP was when I was being prepped in a shitty hospital for an apendectomy. Their pre-op work area was closed for renovations so the idiots put me in post-op recovery to wait my turn. 5 minutes with all the screaming & moaning post op patients sent my BP into orbit 100/140 😒
@niranjan36174 ай бұрын
Thanks Will. Your videos are very helpful. Am on hypertensive medicines and am looking at reducing my bp medication in consultation with my doctor. But it would be helpful if you can suggest what is the length and resistance of the band I need to buy. Am 76 kg in weight and almost 6 feet just shy by 1 cm. Thx a ton
@user-22-3 ай бұрын
You are awesome❣️ *Thanks!*
@paulainaustria91807 ай бұрын
Thank you for this effective lesson. I enjoy your channel very mch. The eagle-pose at 12:00 though was not noticable at all. 🤔
@patricia74347 ай бұрын
Really super! Thank you.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@BENDRE497 ай бұрын
Excellent video
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@RichardSnook3 ай бұрын
Benn their and tried these and still have high BP
@andycotton1627 ай бұрын
I appreciate the physical exercises, but what about reducing sodium (salt) in the diet? This is the main problem with the Western diet with its fast foods and most processed foods. I check everything for salt and it's surprising how, reducing salt and exercising regularly has reduced my blood pressure. Combined with the exercises should give additional help.
@jandkhilbert7 ай бұрын
Simple carbs that turn to sugar in our system are a larger problem. Some people are salt sensitive
@tessalister12267 ай бұрын
Have never used salt, ever, rarely eat processed food, no weight issues, fit, but still have high B.P. according to medics. Am 80 only knew, by chance, that was much too high. Hadn't been taken for years, no idea it was dangerous. Refused to take medication.let sleeping dogs lie.
@andycotton1627 ай бұрын
It's surprising how much salt is around for example in bread, eg Hovis sells a Tasty wholemeal which I checked and it showed a higher level of salt than other wholemeal. Cheese is also an example. I always check the salt on everything we buy and try to keep to the UK recommended level, which is difficult.
@juliemarkham43327 ай бұрын
Great band exercises. What length band should I purchase?
@cassieoz17027 ай бұрын
Get rid of the carbs in your diet. In 80% of cases it's associated with insulin resistance/hyperinsulinaemia and independent of body weight. If your insulin is high, it makes you retain sodium and puts your BP up. I've had patients normalise BP and come off meds within 7 days
@ihori7797 ай бұрын
Thank you. But what do you think about practicing a "horse stance" in this aspect instead of a "wall sit"?
@user-ov4wr5yu4r7 ай бұрын
I think it's great, but I am not a therapist.
@OSHAPSOUGH7 ай бұрын
I want to know how to raise bp, its 100/50
@deliabotha71873 ай бұрын
Why would you want that, is it causing diizziness or other symptoms. If so, drink more water to increase your circulatory volume and increase salt in your diet occasionally. However in saying that it depends also on your overall health and medical condition.
@janeknight35974 ай бұрын
And how do you persuade your doctor to take you off the pills once you have started. Does not happen!
@JFlower73 ай бұрын
Hurts my hips.
@DutchJoan7 ай бұрын
@HT-Physio Do I have to do all exercises every day, a couple of them every day, or one form of exercise every day?
@Florence-pq9pu4 ай бұрын
Meds decrease your coQ10 , watch Dr Osborne.
@gothops26327 ай бұрын
Have you ever met John Farnhan, Will?
@suzib16 ай бұрын
Do I have to do the isometric exercises all at once?
@menhera27 ай бұрын
やっているんですけど効かない😭😭😭
@lucymileo28627 ай бұрын
All good but no way can I get my ankle on my knee.
@danguee17 ай бұрын
2:19 so, presumably doing 30 minutes on an actual bike at the same intensity is way inferior?
@misskitty45977 ай бұрын
Still no Kindle? Waiting, waiting!
@junethiel6327 ай бұрын
Maybe in the UK pensioners have large homes as well as scads of money to buy and store all this equipment! Glory, I am NOT retired, but live in a small retirement community in South Africa. I do not have the space or the money for a stationary bike!!!! If I need to take a brisk walk, I shall have to walk in our village after dark, as everyone stops me every few minutes to chat! I am trying to keep circulation good and my back happier by walking, but when I get stopped to chat, my back is killing me! Because I have to work in order to afford to buy food and pay rent, it means walking really early in the morning - before it gets hot and sticky, and before the retired residents are up and about.....Oy. Meantime, I do a lot of your recommended exercise routines as well as Better % Pilates. They work for me! And I sing semi professionally, so my core is solid...
@acustomer72167 ай бұрын
I bought an under the desk cycler that I can move & use while seated. I can read, listen to a podcast or watching TV. this was recommendation of my cardiologist
@tessalister12267 ай бұрын
Well, such a different life to mine but interesting. Good luck, good health.
@nicolamarter85877 ай бұрын
Sadly many pensioners (and people of all ages, including some of those in work) in the UK are living in poverty, unable to stay warm in the winter, eat enough and pay the bills. Our gas and electricity bills have increased to about 4 times what they were a few years ago, and mortgages and rents have soared too. Not many people here live in large homes, either, only the comfortably off, and their number has rapidly dwindled. It used to be a great country to live in for most of us, I could weep at what it's become.
@EppingForest3042 ай бұрын
👍
@sharonadams7017 ай бұрын
Beingbinterrupted by all these commercials is raising my blood pressure. Seriously I feel It rising
@quail4sale3347 ай бұрын
Use the Brave browser or an ad blocker.
@zopizopi50547 ай бұрын
I like your videos but have you considered that if one wants to do ALL these exercises for BP and ALL other ex'ses for ALL other problems, it means one has to spend god knows how many hours a day ex'ing? I am 72 and I want to enjoy whatever is left of my stay on this planet so, I will take my BP & Thyroid pills and watch my favourite oldie movies !!!! I will do my walking though, promise !!! and thank you darling.
@ingridbashor99757 ай бұрын
I gave you the thumbs down. Do you consider “free agency” to decide which training is the best for you? You can thank me later. I hope I saved you a lot of time. Best wishes.
@mcp203667 ай бұрын
So......exercise.
@patirvin-bz9pg4 ай бұрын
❤
@bobotalferez93967 ай бұрын
if u keep the talk shorter and show the actual exercise the vids would be more interesting
@sclickner7 ай бұрын
I will NOT do any of these except I walk for 30 minutes
@quail4sale3347 ай бұрын
😆
@tessalister12267 ай бұрын
Cantdobrisk walking as get out of breath. Is sure but slow o.k. know it's better than nothing but its so boring.
@HT-Physio7 ай бұрын
Slow and steady is definitely better than nothing
@doumkatekz7 ай бұрын
Maybe you need some audio books
@chalkdust28777 ай бұрын
None of this works for resistant hypertension. You NEED meds to control it. I am down 30 pounds and at a healthy weight - I exercise 4x a week but resistant hypertension runs in my family. Nothing else works to lower my BP except meds. One of my 4 BP meds is Amlodipine 10mg and my cardiologist said to stop it to see if my BP would be ok and it went up. We even tried lowering it to 5mg and it still was up - 140's instead of 130's - I was very disappointed.
@acustomer72167 ай бұрын
That is disappointing. I had to start meds to, but am trying to chisel off excess weight & get more exercise. Hoping to be able to stop the med. My dad hypertension & some coronary artery disease, so there's that factor for me. He did live to 96.5 years, gardening & in his workshop until almost the end, taking a statin & BP med
@jbarber10167 ай бұрын
He stated immediately that this won’t work for all cases. But you should try a whole food mostly plant based diet. That will likely help as much as anything other than meds. Diet is even more effective than exercise.
@jumboon7 ай бұрын
Amlodipine interfere with metabolism (insuline resistance, testosterone?) plus cause edema. The second is a very common side effect. My GP increased from 4mg to 6mg and, despite is winter, my legs, ankles and feet are full of water and slightly painful. It's such a lucrative thing western medicine has not intentions to treat properly🤣 I can see my BP getting worst when I indulge in refined carbs for a while. And taking it back to my"normal" is a real long story...
@user-ov4wr5yu4r7 ай бұрын
Right. I'm underweight, and I exercise. I ALWAYS walk briskly. BP is only a little high, but it won't budge.
@terrimccracken94867 ай бұрын
That's why you always follow the advice of your doctor, as he stated.
@jennnotavenndiagram35617 ай бұрын
Would a treadmill do if one doesn’t have a stationary bike?
@mgkos7 ай бұрын
Probably fine if your feet/knees/hips can handle it. Treadmills aren’t a natural gait in that they push a leg back-I find they aggravate other issues. Hve been a lifelong dancer so am more body aware in terms of position than most. Don’t know if that’s helpful. 🙂 Am not getting a stationary bike for the same reason, tried them, but it’s not a natural bike movement. He says cardio’s the thing so swim-aquarobics a few times a week & step low impact aerobic wld be my thing. 🤞🏻 Physio I hve says “only ever increase ex by max 5% possibly 10% per week otherwise injuries-arthritis-issues will flare up.
@tessalister12267 ай бұрын
Can you not walk outside safely? Or indoors. During COVID staying in, I walked two hours a day , in and out of rooms and up and down hall . Practically wore out the carpets. Luckily they were very old anyway.