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Walked for first time in years a mile my blood pressure 129/97 right after i walked waited 10 more minutes checked again 121/85 is this normal ?

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Yes: When you exercise, BP can get high. As long as your reading are below 140/90. You are not hypertensive.

Answered 6/10/2014

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