I am monitoring, not checking, my blood pressure with the Going For Zero Pledge
Today’s discussion of Zero Heart Attacks, Strokes | Going for Zero Pledge is brought to you by Omron Healthcare.
The Chief Blonde visiting Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami Florida.
Enjoying Retirement in Good Health, Going For Zero
Walt and I have been vacationing quite often this winter. We visited the Miami area, went on a cruise, visited relatives in Florida and hope to head to Panama City, Panama soon. While a great deal of fun, visiting all these locations requires extensive walking and long days.
The biggest and most unique “folly” at Vizcaya is a piece of fantasy concrete architecture sitting in the water in front of the mansion called “The Barge”.
Walt and I know how important it is monitor our health through regular physicals, but there are many things we can do at home to stay on top of our health as well. One thing we have done recently is to take Omron’s Going For Zero Pledge.
I will work with Omron on their goal to change the public mindset from “checking” blood pressure to “monitoring”. Omron Healthcare, Inc. is the global category leader in personal heart health and wellness technology, with a heritage of over 40 years. Omron is the #1 doctor and pharmacist recommended home blood pressure monitor brand on the market, and the brand is known for its clinically-validated accuracy.
As you can see from the pledge above, it’s all the things that any healthy adult should be doing, especially retired adults like Walt and me. We already exercise, eat smart, drink in moderation, relax but the one thing we don’t do regularly is monitor our blood pressure.
Omron Healthcare’s company mission is Going for Zero™, the elimination of heart attacks and
strokes. The company has pursued its bold mission by developing new heart health technologies, working in collaboration with physicians, launching a national education campaign, and forming partnerships with groups like the American Heart Association to achieve breakthroughs.
As part of our Going for Zero Pledge, over the next 90 days, Walt and I will be taking and monitoring our blood pressure with the Omron Evolv Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor. I will be bringing the results of our readings and talking to you more about the importance of regular blood pressure monitoring at home and how that can help lead to the elimination of heart attacks and strokes. Watch for three more blog posts that can help you and your family work to eliminate your cardiac events.
Achieving Zero: Omron Evolv Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
We will be using the Omron’s latest innovation, the Omron EVOLV to take our blood pressure over the next 90 days. EVOLV™ is an innovative one-piece monitor that redefines the experience of checking your blood pressure. Features include:
- No tabletop unit, no tubes, no wires
- Sleek, portable blood pressure monitor is a clinically proven accurate medical device
- Fits easily on the upper arm. The blood pressure reading is displayed in bold numbers right on the face of the device
- Uses Omron Healthcare’s exclusive heart health algorithm, Advanced Accuracy, to measure more data points and eliminate movements to get the most precise readings
- Contains Bluetooth® technology, which syncs the unit with the Omron Connect US app so you can store, share and track your blood pressure data over time
Want to Start Your Own Monitoring Now?
Take the for Yourself
Buy the
Get More Information
THE GIVEAWAY
Giveaway runs until March 15, 2018, 11:59 PM EST, 18 years and older, US only
THE PRIZE
One entrant will win Omron Evolv Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor valued at $100.
This Omron Evolv Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor giveaway is exclusively hosted on our blog, so only those who enter here will win.
Be sure to return every day for all the DAILY entries
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Thanks to Mama the Fox for hosting the It is a Great Day for PI Giveaway Hop. Now that you have entered our giveaway keep hopping to all the other giveaways on these fine blogs!
MamatheFox and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.
I learned that if your systolic is 130 or over, you are in Stage 1 hypertension
I am on blood pressure medicine and try to keep a check on it. I did not know that 46% of people have blood pressure issues. To me, that is a large percentage of people. Hopefully, with mobile machines, people can monitor their numbers and avoid major medical issues coming up.
I have an Omron and the last tip
Knowing your blood pressure numbers throughout the day can help you see a heart attack or stroke coming and take action to save your own life.
makes so much sense to me
I have learned that I only need to make small adjustments in my daily routine to be heart healthier !!
Great idea! Prevention is the best cure. Can’t wait to use one.
That it monitors physical activity and sleep. I never thought of monitoring my blood pressure in my sleep.
Potassium found in bananas and carrots is nature’s best medicine for your heart. – I never knew thise.
I am a cardiac nurse so this is what I teach to my patients. Salt is the number one item that can contribute to high blood pressure from your diet. Reading labels and knowing sodium levels are important. Even condiments like ketchup are very high in salt. I teach them to eat clean, the less ingredients in a food the better and if you can’t read the ingredients then you shouldn’t be eating it.
My husband had a stroke on 10/09/17, since then I have learned a lot about having a healthier life style. The blood pressure cuff that you are giving away is much better than the one that we have. We have to stay on top of his pressure all the time. I guess the song is true, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Thanks for addressing this most important issue. There are few things more important that ones health.
I like that it Measures physical activity and sleep.
I like the chart on that page. I never understood what was ‘normal’ blood pressure and what wasn’t.
I have to take my blood pressure daily and this sure would be handy to win.
I learned that if you check your blood pressure at home, it will help prevent stroke and heart disease.
I am actually surprised. I had no idea that blood pressure was considered elevated at the 120 mark. I’m glad I now know.
I learned it lasts one week on a charge which is awesome because it doesn’t take up too much time each day
Also tracks sleep. Haven’t seen one for that. Sleep plays important role in heart health.
I learned the normal numbers for blood pressure are 120/80
I learned about this neat device, worn like a watch: Project Zero 2.0 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor – takes BP with just the push of a button, on your wrist, I like it! Still in development, but I’d buy it.
I learned about the KardiaMobile by AliveCor. Kardia is the most clinically-validated mobile EKG available. Kardia offers instant EKG analysis (using machine learning algorithms), and consultations with board-certified cardiologists, so its easy to know whether heart rhythm is normal or if atrial fibrillation is detected. I’ve had Paroxysmal AFib for the past 15 years. I think this gadget would come in handy.
I like the blood pressure chart so I know what “good” numbers are.