Information and opinions on health from bugsandc53 at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2566/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2566/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2566/index http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/2566/21252/true Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:23:00 -0500 bugsandc53 I understand that a higher blood pressure (say, 135/80 and up) does more damage to blood vessels than the lower readings. My husband and I both, after sitting quietly, and taking it a few times (!) can get readings at home of about 125/75 or even lower to 110/70. The first reading after sitting down might be 137/80 or so. We both run around a lot at work (both 54) and when we check it then, it will always be higher, maybe even 140/85 or so,... http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/2566/21252/true