Your heart is the most active muscle in your body, beating over 115,200 times per day! As a hardworking muscle, it needs special attention. Just like a healthy diet and exercise strengthens our core, arms and legs; our heart needs training too. Not taking care of your heart can lead to heart disease, cardiac arrest and death. A healthy diet can help you avoid these consequences.
A Heart-Healthy Diet
Our friends at Life Line Screening gave us their advice to keeping our hearts healthy in this infographic:
Get Your Blood Pumping!
Diet alone isn’t always sufficient. You’ll need to start a healthy exercise routine for your heart. Get involved in interval training, weight training, and full-body sports. Or, just get active all day doing the little things! Cleaning, gardening, and running errands helps you burn more calories and strengthen your heart.
Just go find something you enjoy and keep at it! You’ll help keep your heart strong and happy for years to come.
Don’t put yourself at risk of heart failure! Begin a healthy diet and exercise routine today. If you have kids, help them form healthy habits while they are young. Get them involved in fun activities and monitor their diet.
If you feel that you are at risk of severe heart issues, please come and see us at Mountain Peaks Family Practice. We can diagnose your concerns and provide life long solutions for healthy hearts.