Can running every day lower your blood pressure?

Running belongs to a kind of aerobic exercise, running every day is a good way to exercise, with a certain effect of lowering blood pressure, but for patients with elevated blood pressure and poor control of patients or hypertension combined with coronary heart disease should follow the doctor’s instructions to lower the blood pressure through drug therapy, it is not recommended to run every day, so as not to cause intracranial hemorrhage, myocardial infarction and other serious consequences.
After running, there is usually a lot of sweating, which causes a decrease in blood volume, thus lowering blood pressure. Running can also make the body’s blood vessels dilate and reduce peripheral vascular resistance, thus reducing blood pressure. Therefore, running every day is helpful to reduce blood pressure.
Patients with mild hypertension can be treated with therapeutic lifestyle interventions as prescribed by the doctor, such as quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, strengthening physical exercise (such as running), and reducing sodium and fat intake. If the blood pressure is still high after adjusting the lifestyle, it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions to apply beta-blockers (such as metoprolol), calcium channel blockers (such as nifedipine) and other antihypertensive drugs for treatment.
Patients with elevated blood pressure should go to the hospital in a timely manner to identify the specific cause of the disease and under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment, so as to avoid delays in the condition, resulting in adverse consequences.