Im not convinced flat going flat out is necessarily the safest or most effective way to reduce blood pressure  :?

lol same. Whilst amusing to read about dont think its advisable.

High blood pressure + high heart rate = higher blood pressure.

Ask your doc before you do anything!

Thats not really my point - exercise definitely will help, its just that doing it to exhaustion starting from already having qutie high blood-pressure can be dangerous. A more gradual approach for a longer duration reduces the risk.

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Point is I wasnt anywhere near exhaustion. My leg muscles were causing the problems, my heart still had a good bit of room :shock:

Been up near 200 bpm on a professional test a good few years back without dying, although that made me totally exhausted and I had to lie down because I was feeling faint.

There wasnt any chest pain at all or I would have stopped. What I did have was leg muscle pain and cramp, which is due to my arthritis trying to prevent the joints moving. Its just something I have to live with. Still had to lie down, but that was purely because of my legs being unsteady.

I built up to this, Im not stupid! Well, not that stupid anyway. In December I would not have been able to do it, so I started doing 5kms in twelve minutes and increased over time.

Pulse at rest this morning 68!  When I started it was nearer 80.

Keep within your aerobic workout heart rate range and youll definitely be fine.

At a guess thatll be about 140~150bpm.

Went for another test last Friday, seems my BP is right on normal

Will be back up again this Friday for another one plus some blood tests to make sure my kidneys arent being affected by the tablets.

Serious to work out your max safe heart rate take your age from 220 and aim to work out at about 80-85% of that figure.
 
For maximum cardio gains your better working out longer than pushing harder tbh

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Nope its... errr...140-149. pretty much what Ive been doing :shock: