Originally Posted by
Daletownrunner
Nope, it’s hereditary, my lifestyle choices i.e. constant exercise from 11 years old, first cycling and latterly running plus a diet which although probably not as spare as some runners is pretty spare, differ greatly from my mothers life choices and the life choices of her brothers and sisters from whom I have unfortunately inherited my tendency towards high blood pressure, I do agree that there is a tendency in some family’s to be shovelling down half a loaf of white bread at every meal, but in this case that isn’t the case.