Lifestyles that cause high blood pressure: less exercise, more salt, obesity, more alcohol. What is the maximum systolic blood pressure that can be lowered by changing your lifestyle habits, 5 mm Hg, 10 mm Hg or 20 mm Hg? The correct answer is 20 mmHg. Typically, exercise can lower blood pressure by 3-5 mm Hg; losing 10 kg of weight can lower blood pressure by 5-8 mm Hg; drinking less alcohol can lower blood pressure by 4-5 mm Hg; and eating less salt can lower blood pressure by 5-10 mm Hg. Exercise + weight loss + alcohol restriction + salt restriction can lower blood pressure by 20 mm Hg. What are the most suitable exercises for hypertensive patients? Climbing, walking, push-ups? The correct answer is walking. Consistent walking can lower blood pressure and lose weight. From the point of view of exercise alone, swimming is the most suitable exercise for hypertensive patients, and rhythmic exercise, tai chi, jogging are all suitable exercises for hypertensive patients. Competitive sports such as push-ups, drama and other anaerobic exercises are not suitable for people with hypertension. Patients with hypertension should exercise more than 5 times a week, more than half an hour each time. The appropriate heart rate for hypertensive patients after exercise is 170-age, for example, 50 years old exercise to a heart rate of about 120 can be, too high and too low is not very good. Which type of obesity is more likely to suffer from hypertension? Apple-shaped, pear-shaped, oil-barrel-shaped? The correct answer is apple-shaped. Pear-shaped is fatter underneath, apple-shaped is bigger belly, and oil barrel-shaped is thicker from top to bottom side. Men with a waist circumference greater than 90 cm and women with a waist circumference greater than 85 cm are called abdominal obesity, also known as apple-shaped. People who snore are prone to hypertension, if the sound of snoring has the feeling of holding your breath, the chances of suffering from hypertension are 50%-80%. Which type of alcohol has the least effect on blood pressure in equal amounts? Is it beer, red wine or white wine? The correct answer is beer, not red wine. In equal amounts, beer has the least amount of alcohol. Patients with hypertension should drink no more than 50 ml of white wine, no more than 100 ml of wine and no more than 300 ml of beer per day. Does red wine have a softening effect on blood vessels? Recent studies have shown that red wine has no better effect on softening blood vessels and that drinking more of it has the same significant effect on blood pressure.