KNOW YOUR NUMBERS
UT Health San Antonio and its team of expert health care providers are responsible for keeping the San Antonio Spurs basketball team healthy and ready to play, both on and off the court. We have teamed up with the San Antonio Spurs to offer their fans Know Your Numbers, a community health program aimed at tracking certain health numbers to help you stay healthy, help you choose specific health goals, and be a motivating factor in making new, healthier habits. Knowing your numbers will keep you in the game and having fun.
THE FOUR NUMBERS YOU NEED TO KNOW
To stay healthy and stop a heart attack, diabetes or other diseases, we should always keep a close eye on our body’s total cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and weight.
Total Cholesterol
A healthy cholesterol number is less than 200 mg/dl
Knowing your cholesterol number can help stop a heart attack. There is good cholesterol and a bad cholesterol. Bad cholesterol, also called LDL, can clog your arteries making your heart work harder and putting you at risk for a heart attack or stroke. Good cholesterol, or HDL, helps fight bad cholesterol, LDL. A healthy cholesterol number is less than 200 mg/dl.
Blood Sugar
A good sugar level should be less than 100 mg/dl
Knowing your blood sugar levels helps us manage the sugar we eat. If our blood sugar is too high or too low, we are at risk for diabetes, kidney disease, nerve damage or other health issues like cause shakiness or confusion. A good sugar level should be less than 100 mg/dl.
Blood Pressure
The diastolic number should be less than 80
Knowing your blood pressure number is important. When it is too high, you are at risk for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. A normal blood pressure number should be: systolic number should be less than 130. More than 130 puts you at risk and the diastolic number should be less than 80. Systolic blood pressure is the top number and refers to the amount of pressure experienced by the arteries while the heart is beating. Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number and refers to the amount of pressure in the arteries while the heart is resting in between heartbeats.
Weight and Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9
Knowing your body mass index (BMI) is the same as knowing your weight, height and waist measurements. If you have a high BMI, you are at risk for heart disease, diabetes or high blood pressure. Also, knowing your BMI can tell you if you are at a healthy weight for your height. An ideal BMI is between: 18.5 to less than 25.
Keep your stats in check by following these healthy tips:
- Make an appointment with your family doctor
- Exercise at least 30 minutes a day
- Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables
- Cutback on sugary drinks
KEEP YOUR MVP STATUS BY FOLLOWING THESE HEALTHY TIPS
Make an appointment with your family doctor
Exercise 30 minutes a day
Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables
Cutback on sugary drinks
No tobacco use
The Official Sports Medicine Partner of the San Antonio Spurs
The alliance between these two well-respected brands symbolizes a shared desire to focus on the complex issue of health and injury prevention in our community. The partnership amplifies community efforts led by the Spurs and the public health programming offered by UT Health San Antonio.