Why is blood pressure measured while we are resting Vs being measured while we are moving and active.

Question

What good does a blood pressure reading do if you are sitting down with a perfect 120/80 but once you start doing activity’s it rises 10-20 values. Considering that we are active most of the day would the higher values be bad for our body?

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Answer 1

Readings while active depend substantially on *how* active you are. You get much better consistency by measuring with minimal activity because that’s easy to quantify.