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Hello my athletes! Today we’re gonna talk about HYPERTENSION. Is nick named the silent killer because it usually causes no symptoms. Many people have the problem for years without knowing it. Just because no symptoms are presented does not mean damage is not occuring. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked. When was the last time you had yours checked? Hypertension is when your blood pressure is elevated and it causes your heart to work harder. There are all kinds of reasons for this to occur but we want to talk about the number one reason that we can control……Sodium (salt). Think of high blood pressure like a garden hose where both ends are connected together and there is a pump circulating the water. The more water you put in this system the greater the pressure. When you consume too much sodium the body can’t filter it out and it enters the blood stream. Salt attracts water. This water raises the total volume of your blood causing your pressure to rise. The higher the pressure the harder your pump (heart) has to work to keep the fluid circulating. If the heart isn’t strong enough it fails (heart failure). We get thirsty because the body wants WATER to trying to expell the extra sodium through urine. The body on average only needs about 500mg of sodium a day. Sodium is found mostly in processed foods as a preservative (to extend their shelf life). Even frozen and some prepackaged veggies have sodium added.

Did you know?

One bratwurst contains 900mg of sodium

A can of Chunky Soup contains 880mg of sodium.

Hot Sauce contains 124mg per tsp.

Lean Cuisine dinners contain sodium starting around 400mg

Whopper w/ cheese =1430mg sodium

KFC grilled chicken breast=730mg sodium

Subway Italian B.M.T=1260 mg sodium

!!!!!!!!!!PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!

This is a normal bottle of Gatorade. We usually drink the whole bottle. The label says it contains 110mg of sodium per 8 ounce serving. This bottle is 32oz……..32/8=4 and 4x110mg=440mg. You are drinking 440mg of sodium. This is how consumers consume large ammounts of sodium without knowing it.

Homework:

1: Find out how much sodium is in EVERYTHING you eat and drink today. EVERYTHING.

2: Have you blood pressue checked

~It’s about what YOU see in the mirror~

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5lbs of fat & 5lbs of muscle

We talked about focusing on your overall size and not the number on the scale, this is why. Muscle weighs more than fat but it takes up less space. When you start your workout plan, and you start building muscle you may not see the number on the scale change as much as you think it should. You may become frustrated, but you body may still be changing. Also you need to understand that moving your muscles is the only thing that burns fat/stored calories. So it would stand to reason that the fastest way to lose fat is to build bigger muscles (resistance training). You won’t get big like a bodybuilder unless you lift heavy weights to get big like a bodybuilder. Quiz question 1: if Person A (more muscle) and Person B (less muscle) both walk one block at the same speed, who would burn more calories? Quiz question 2: If your workout consisted of all cardio and no resistance training (muscle building) would it take you longer or less time to reach your size goal? I’m trying to appeal to you sense of logic. If you approach your goal practically, you stand the chance of having a more positive outcome. The worst thing you can do when getting healthy is to just make up a exercises regimen, make up a diet and expect your body to respond the way you think it should. It doesn’t work like that. For instance, I see soooooo many people on cardio equipment at the gym whose bodies don’t seem to be changing much at all. Some of them push themselves the whole time, others don’t even put forth enough effort to brreathe hard. What’s missing? They’re contracting their muscles….. Why aren’t their bodies changing? It could be a host of reasons but from a training stand point, their exercise regimen is flawed. Smaller muscle equals fewer calories burned. So do resistance training to build muscle, cardio to burns calories, and do them together for a greater benefit in less time. Stay off the scale and use a measuring tape to track you body’s changes.

~its about what YOU see in the mirror~

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Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

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