Exercising Your Way to Lowering Your Blood Pressure
February is American Heart Month, and it’s a great time to learn about how you can effectively lower high blood pressure through regular exercise and other healthy lifestyle choices. Donna Cataldo, PhD, and colleagues have developed this up-to-date handout with information on the F.I.T.T. (frequency, intensity, type and time) recommendations for exercising for heart health.
ACSM exams to reflect new AHA blood pressure guidelines starting December 2018
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and other organizations recently released updated blood pressure guidelines. Please be aware that ACSM Certification Board will adopt the new hypertension guidelines in 2018 and 2019 as follows: ACSM-GEI: use the JNC 2003 hypertension guides until December 2, 2018. Beginning December 3, 2018, the ACSM-GEI exam will […]