Are your blood vessels contracting? Your heart pumping harder? Faster? Is there more blood in you than normal???!
What physically is happening to increase the pressure in the pipes?
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When your blood pressure goes up, it means that the force of the blood against the walls of your arteries has increased. This is usually due to your heart pumping blood faster and more forcefully to meet the body’s increased demands, such as during exercise. As the heart pumps, it sends more blood into the arteries, which causes the arteries to widen in order to accommodate the increased pressure. This can cause an increase in blood pressure.
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