Blood Pressure, Daily Walking and the Connection with Being
Overweight If you are overweight, then daily walking may not
dramatically decrease your blood pressure. The healthy benefits
that walking has on the blood vessels of a normal weight person
may be lost on the overweight individual. In general terms this
means that your arteries are not widening and the blood flow is
not improved with walking, thus your blood pressure may not
change to more optimum numbers. Researchers at the University of
Texas Southwestern conducted a study that analyzed over 35,000
Caucasian men and women. Each person in the study had regular
checkups that included measurements of their Body Mass Index
(BMI), and readings of their systolic blood pressure each visit.
Additionally these participants exercised at each visit so their
fitness levels could be assessed. The results may give anyone
who is overweight a reason to reassess their situation. The
results were published in the American Heart Journal and they
revealed that a normal