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Using
A Blood Pressure Wrist Monitor
Develop A
Routine
My Routine:
I take 4 successive readings, an average of 4 times daily,
using my heart rate monitor.
The 4 readings in-a-row give a relative indication of HRV -
how much does your heart rate vary over the short term.
Taking 4 readings also provide a means to check
repeatability - of both me, and the monitor.
After you learn to trust the heart rate monitor, you begin
to know that the variations are YOURS, and not the
machine's.
Here is a summary of my
heart rate variability.
Record
Keep a RECORD. Here is a sample
of my Blood
Pressure Record/ Heart Rate Record
You most certainly will be able to
relate your BP/ Pulse readings to your exercise, and lack of
it.
See if you can also directly relate the readings to what you
eat.
All readings are kept in an Excel file, (samples
referenced above) for over 2 years now.
For all the data,
in MS Excel format (file size = 1.2M),
here is My
Personal Omron Blood Pressure Monitor
Data. Enjoy.
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Reliability
Doctors frequently
bad-mouth these wrist BP monitors as being
"unreliable". NOT TRUE!
They simply must be used correctly. It is the USER who is
not reliable.
Absolute height is the most important factor, as well as
repeatable height.
Always follow the same routine.
Wait 5 minutes after you sit down, before beginning.
Take 4 slow, long breaths before you push the button.
Wrist blood pressure monitors are convenient
and automatic.
I was an Electronics Technician for 10 years.
I routinely made measurements of 1/billionth of a
second.
I am an expert in data measurement, and the
scientific method.
The Omron blood pressure monitor ($70-Costco) is reliable,
repeatable and accurate.
You no longer have to wonder every day - now you can
KNOW.
Buy one today, and USE IT religiously. If you
care.
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