| Knowing your blood pressure and heart rate | | | | experience to learn. It gives the most |
| can show you how healthy you are. There are | | | | accurate reading, however. |
| easy-to-use machines that you can purchase | | | | |
| who enable anyone to check these rates | | | | The good news is that you don’t |
| themselves. | | | | have to go through training to learn how to |
| | | | take your blood pressure and heart rate. |
| Blood pressure and heart rate monitors are | | | | Electronic blood pressure and Polar heart |
| something that you will want to consider | | | | rate monitors are available that are simple |
| purchasing, especially if your family has a | | | | and easy to use. You only need to properly |
| history of heart disease or you suffer from | | | | attach the cuff and push a button. The |
| high blood pressure. Blood pressure and | | | | electronic machine does the rest of the work. |
| heart rate let you know how healthy your body | | | | It takes your heart rate, too, and it is |
| is and how stressful your life is, so you | | | | displayed on the LCD display for you to keep |
| will want to keep track of your blood | | | | track of. This is a great choice for the |
| pressure. Your heart rate and blood pressure | | | | elderly or those who do not have the |
| are part of the ways that the doctor checks | | | | experience to take their blood pressure the |
| to see how you are doing. This is usually | | | | traditional way. |
| the first thing that the nurse or doctor | | | | |
| checks when you visit the doctor’s | | | | These blood pressure monitors can make it a |
| office. | | | | lot easier to keep track of your blood |
| | | | pressure and heart rate. These electronic |
| There are many different types of blood | | | | blood pressure and Polar heart rate monitors |
| pressure monitors and Polar heart rate | | | | can make life much easier so that you can |
| monitors. The traditional blood pressure | | | | take proper care of your body and your |
| monitors that you normally see your doctor | | | | health. That is very important. |
| use is called a sphygmomanometer. This is | | | | |
| the one that they pump up with a cuff on your | | | | If you need to keep track of your blood |
| arm that becomes tighter and tighter. This | | | | pressure and heart rate, you may want to |
| one has a pressure gauge that the doctor or | | | | consider purchasing a Polar heart rate |
| nurse watches to help them find your blood | | | | monitor and/or an electronic blood pressure |
| pressure reading. Usually, the heart rate is | | | | monitor. This will give you one tool in |
| taken at the same time with a stethoscope. | | | | helping to keep you as healthy as possible |
| Taking the blood pressure and heart rate with | | | | for as long as you can. |
| these traditional methods took some time and | | | | |