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Why do athletes traditionally have lower blood pressure than non-athletes?

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Jmacc asked:


I know that resting heart rates are lower in athletes due to the increased stroke output of the heart. My question is, why then do they traditionally also have lower blood pressures? I have been searching all over and all I can find is that fact that athletes have lower blood pressure than non-athletes…but I want to know WHY!! please help!

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