If you stop riding for a while would your blood pressure increase?

[BigonaBianchi]

I've been off the bike for 3 weeks due to hip injury of some kind. During that time I can feel my blood pressure is up. This comes after a long period of constant riding on an almost daily basis, so I have gone from full throttle to full stop overnight. It feels like I have a huge heart in their pumping away as if on a ride but there is no need as Im not riding at the moment. Is this normal?

yes I will talk to the GP as well but just wondered if others had experienced anything similar.

Ta.

 

[cosmicbike]

I've been off the bike since late September, again due to injury. As a result my exercise regime has dropped from 50-60 miles a week on the bike, plus work and walking, to just about nothing until the last 3 weeks.
Resting HR has increased, and the light workouts that have just begun really get it going.
Not sure if my blood pressure increased though, since Garmin won't measure that....

 

[vickster]

High BP doesn't really have any symptoms...which is why it goes undiagnosed and can be so dangerous

Get a proper check, especially if you have a history of anything cardiovascular

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I control my high BP with both medication and exercise. 10 months ago my meds were halved because of the amount of cycling I was doing. I got rather ill back in May (housebound due to asthma for best part of 5 months) and have had quite a long time off the bike during which time I have noticed my BP is increasing again (observations by upper arm cuff monitor at home). 3 weeks off exercise is more than enough time for my BP to start increasing (and pulse as well)... I usually start seeing some changes within 1 week off the bike and within 2 weeks of no exercise it is quite noticeable. Best wishes and hope your hip injury improves soon. SNSSO

 

[Dusty Bin]

During that time I can feel my blood pressure is up.

As others have said - unless you are testing it, you can't really tell what it is doing.