Translated from: People's Daily - Health Times

Spring is here, it's time to go out and exercise! Mi Jie, director of the Beijing Children and Adult Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Office, suggested that exercise can improve blood vessel elasticity and lower blood pressure. Children should have 30~40 minutes of aerobic exercise every day, and preschool children should have a certain amount of outdoor activities every day.

Zhou Qinlu, a researcher at the Beijing Institute of Sports Science, suggests that young patients with hypertension of different ages can engage in different exercises according to their situation.

Children from primary school to kindergarten should spend 3-4 hours playing outdoors every day, and their exercise methods should be diverse and not competitive. It is recommended to learn swimming before elementary school, for 40 minutes each time. Don't ask children to swim non-stop, just let them relax and play in the water. Parents should measure their blood pressure and observe the rise and fall of blood pressure before and after exercise for children with hypertension. If the blood pressure is significantly higher than before after exercise, it means that the exercise intensity is increased, and the time should be shortened or changed.

The junior high school students are in the period of rapid development of cardiovascular system, Skeleton and nervous system, but they are still not perfect and should not do high-intensity Anaerobic exercise. Before the age of 16, each organ is very fragile, the skeleton is easy to deform, and the heart muscle and Striated muscle tissue are not fully developed. Considering the bearing capacity of children's cardiovascular and skeletal organs, Strength training, tug of war, etc. cannot be done. This is a good time to start cultivating a lifelong habit of jogging. It is recommended that hypertensive children jog at an aerobic pace on a daily basis, such as completing 800 meters in 6 minutes or jogging 2000 meters in 20 minutes.

Core Strength training is very important for children aged 16 to 18. The spine and pelvis are the core parts. The muscle group training related to the core parts is the core Strength training. It is mainly to carry out small muscle Strength training on the spine and pelvis to maintain a certain endurance of the muscles. The training of small strength, multiple groups, and long intervals, and mastering the breathing rhythm will not cause high blood pressure. It is necessary to do flexibility exercises while doing Strength training. It is best to conduct it under the guidance of a sports rehabilitation expert.

In addition, children's hypertension changes rapidly, so monitoring is more important than a single diagnosis. The United States requires children aged 3 and above to have their blood pressure measured as a physiological index, similar to their height and weight, every time they seek medical attention. If parents have high blood pressure, they should take their child's blood pressure when seeking medical attention. Families without genetic factors should also consider this possibility if their children are found to be obese, lethargic, or tired.

reference material

①Health Times, June 11, 2015: Monitoring Hypertension in Children is Important

②Health Times, June 5, 2014: Exercise for Different Ages