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