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Useful information about blood pressure, health and the Beat It! app.

Illustration: blood pressure under stress and at rest

5 min read

Why regular blood pressure monitoring is so important

High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in adulthood. Learn why measuring regularly is so important and how to interpret your readings.

Illustration: healthy food, exercise, weight control, relaxation and less salt and alcohol

7 min read

What helps to lower blood pressure and why medical evaluation is important

High blood pressure often goes unnoticed and can damage organs. Learn what you can do yourself and why medical evaluation is indispensable.

Illustration: a woman measuring her blood pressure at a table with an upper-arm cuff

7 min read

How to measure blood pressure correctly: how it works and what matters

Measuring blood pressure is a simple but important method. Here is how the measurement works, which values are recorded and what matters for self-measurement.

Illustration: an upper-arm cuff and a blood pressure monitor on a table

6 min read

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure: what is recorded during the measurement

Anyone who measures their blood pressure always gets two values: systolic and diastolic. How they arise, what they mean and why both are important.

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3 min read

Normal blood pressure by age: what changes for women and men

Is there a normal blood pressure for each age? The categories are the same for all adults. Here is what changes with age, for women and men, with figures from US measurements.

Preview of the printable blood pressure log sheet

2 min read

Printable blood pressure log sheet: free PDF to download

A free one-page blood pressure log to print: two readings per session, pulse and notes, with the US categories and a short measuring guide on the sheet.

Illustration: blood pressure monitor display and calculator keys

2 min read

Blood pressure calculator: category, average, mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure

Free blood pressure calculator: enter your readings and see the category, the average of several readings, the mean arterial pressure and the pulse pressure.