Preventing Heart Disease: Exercising for a Healthy Heart

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A sedentary (inactive) lifestyle is one of the top risk factors for heart disease. Fortunately, it’s a risk factor that you can do something about. When you have a heart disease, it is very important to exercise regularly. If you aren’t already active, your doctor may want you to begin an exercise program. Even if you can only do a small amount of exercise, it is better than not doing any exercise at all. Being physically fit enhances the quality and the length of our lives, but most of us can’t seem to find time. To make it work for you, it must become a top priority. Health is a very precious gift and deciding to stay fit is a way of protecting that gift. Regular exercise has many benefits. It can: Strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system; Improve your circulation and help your body use oxygen better; Improve your heart failure symptoms; Increase energy levels so you can do more activities without becoming tired or short of breath

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul Vodak

Paul Vodak is a physiologist at the Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program in Palo Alto, California, and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He has been a special consultant and a clinic supervisor at the US National Athletic Health Institute, Los Angeles, providing fitness evaluation and counseling for business executives and professional athletes.

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Title
Preventing Heart Disease: Exercising for a Healthy Heart
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788122201635
Length
128p.
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