My family history has a history of hypertension. Because of this, I’m at a higher risk for hypertension. May 2020 is National Stroke Awareness Month (#StrokeMonth). Interestingly enough, World Hypertension Day (#WorldHypertensionDay) is on May 17.
This is the world asking you if you know where you stand. Do you have Hypertension?
What Is Hypertension?
Just like most medical terms, there is usually a common, more relatable term to describe it.
Poop = Feces
Microorganisms = Germs
Hypertension is the term used to describe High Blood Pressure.
As soon as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified as originating from Wuhan, a city in China, and constantly in news coverage…Busta Rhymes’s 1996 hit came to mind. This was arguably Busta Rhymes in his prime; both music career and physical shape.
If you show up to your fitness center, you are likely to notice
a thinning of patrons. I can’t figure out whether this is due to the time
change and losing an hour (I’m an early riser), or the mass panic surrounded around
COVID-19 pandemic.
Is it COVID-19 or have your New Year’s Resolution gone OFF TRACK!?!?
If you’re not going to the gym out of an abundance of
caution, don’t give up on Prioritizing Physical Activity unnecessarily. You
Can Take Your Gym Membership and SHOVE IT! AND take your physical activity
outdoors! No one will be breathing, coughing or sneezing on you, and if people
get too close, YOU CAN RUN AWAY! (or briskly walk) 😊
Some things are just out of your control, and it is important to recognize it.
Just as important is how you react to those circumstances that are out of your
control.
Wipe down your equipment before you use it and after.
ACTIVE-DAD
In the same token, if you are in somewhat good health, don’t
have any underlying
conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease), and not elderly (65 years or
older), you are not at a high risk of getting seriously sick from COVID-19.
But just because you are not likely to get “REALLY” sick, does not mean you won’t
get sick. I don’t want to be sick AT ALL regardless of the severity!
Additionally, you can’t be an ACTIVE-DAD, unless you are
first a dad. That means you have kids. Protecting them is always one of the
highest priorities. You may not get hit hard by a virus, but they are likely to
be impacted differently. I have a one-year old toddler. Although he’s a BIG
healthy boy, the last thing I want is him to get sick.
Higher than normal stress levels are linked to getting sick. It is hard to be anxious if you physically exhausted from physical activity.
ACTIVE-DAD
The gym can be a place of close proximity with individuals,
sharing of equipment, and sometimes fluids!
