Your blood pressure changes a little throughout the day when you relax, your blood pressure lowers, and when you move around or feel stress, your blood pressure increases. Your blood pressure reading is a measurement of the pressure your blood applies across your artery walls. The ideal blood pressure ranges between 90/60 mmHg to 120/80 mmHg. During this time, the heart fills with blood and oxygen.Įxample: If the blood pressure is 120 over 80 or 120/80 mmHg, it means you have a systolic pressure of 120 mmHg and a diastolic pressure of 80 mmHg.

It is measured in millimetre of mercury and has two parts. The pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the artery is termed as blood pressure.