Lack of exercise is definitely part of the issue. But "blood pressure rise with age" is almost certainly due to atherosclerosis. And atherosclerosis seems to b

Lack of exercise is definitely part of the issue. But "blood pressure rise with age" is almost certainly due to atherosclerosis. And atherosclerosis seems to be primarily caused due to inflammation, which destroys the artery walls, which in turn kickstarts the immunity system to come and "repair" them by patching them up with cholesterol and calcium. Then there is less room for blood to pass through the arteries = higher blood pressure. The calcium/cholesterol plaques breaking apart = heart attack. There's also this new theory that the stuff that acts as protection for your artery walls is destroyed by high glucose in the blood/high-carb meals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkTuBaWN5sg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkTuBaWN5sg