Hi, i just now took my blood pressure and it read 125/85. i'm 25 and i eat pretty healthily, although i definitely indulge at times. i generally work out a lot. i'm an irish dancer (think high intensity intervals) and practice 4-5x a week for a total of a

A deep breath: Before a blood pressure reading, one can take a slow deep breath or two, relax a moment, and imagine a calm and pleasant scene (such as sitting on the warm sand at the beach, watching the waves, listening to the birds). If numbers are over 79 diastolic (diastolic is the lower number) one's primary care doctor can evaluate. Just show the doctor one's "3 readings a day for 1 week."