If you have high blood pressure, begin by performing just one set of these exercises. Squats Begin by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your arms at the elbows and clasp your hands a few inches in front of your chest. Pushing into your heels, bend at the knees and push your hips back as you lower yourself towards the floor. Keep your chest high and your back straight. Stop lowering when your thighs are parallel to the floor. Push through your heels and raise yourself to a standing position. Perform 10 to 12 reps. Stationary Lunge Stand with one foot about 3 feet in front of the other. Bend your front knee until your thigh is parallel to the ground and lower your back knee until it is hovering just above the ground. Hold for 1 to 2 seconds, then return to the starting position. Perform 8 to 12 reps, then switch sides. Hip Extensions Start on your hands and knees with your wrists below your shoulders and your fingers pointing forward. Slowly lift your right leg backwards, keeping your knee bent as you point your foot towards the ceiling. Keep your core braced throughout the exercise. You should feel tension in your glutes. Return to starting position. Do 8 to 12 reps before switching to your left leg. Planks Begin on a mat in a modified push-up position with your elbows resting on the mat, forearms extended in front of you. Your legs should be fully extended, feet together. Point your face at the mat. Your body should form a straight line from your head to your heels.Tighten your abs. Hold the position as long as you can. Crunches Lie on your back on a mat with your hands tucked behind your head, knees bent, feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your elbows flat against the ground. Engaging your core, lift your chest towards your knees, keeping your elbows straight. Don’t pull on your neck. Make sure you are using your abs. Once your shoulder blades and lower back are off the floor, lower yourself back to starting position. Perform 20 reps or as many as you can. Side Planks Begin by lying on your side on a mat. Stack your legs. Prop yourself up on your elbow, making sure that it is directly under your shoulder. Tighten your abs and raise your hips until your body is in a straight line from the crown of your head to your feet. Hold the position for 15 seconds, then repeat on the opposite side. To challenge yourself, raise your top arm in a straight line towards the ceiling and hold during the exercise. Dumbbell Curls Begin with your feet hip-width apart with a dumbbell in each hand, arms at your sides, palms facing forward. Bend at the elbow and use your bicep to raise the left dumbbell up to your left shoulder. Slowly lower the weight back to your side and repeat the movement on the opposite side. Complete 20 alternating reps. Monkey Arms Begin by standing with your feet hip-distance apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms at your sides. Raise the dumbbells to the sides of your chest so that the bars of the weights are parallel. This is the starting position. With your palms facing down, fully extend your arms out to the sides. Slowly return to starting position. Perform 15 reps. Hammer Punch Begin by standing with your feet hip-distance apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms at your sides. With your palms facing forward, bend your elbows to bring the dumbbells up to your shoulders. Punch your left arm out to the side, then bring the dumbbell back to your shoulder. Repeat on your right side, then lower the dumbbells back to your sides. Perform 10 reps.