All posts tagged Fitness
SimpleScience@Heart: Getting fit in middle age may reduce your risk of heart failure
Middle aged and out of shape? It’s not too late to get fit — and reduce your risk for heart failure. In a new study, 40-year-olds who improved their fitness reduced their heart failure risk eight years later, compared to …
SimpleScience@Heart: Walking your dog helps your heart
Here’s yet another reason why dogs are man’s best friend: They could help reduce your risk of heart disease. The American Heart Association says owning a pet, especially a
SimpleScience@Heart: The couch is no place for people with heart defects
If you or your child were born with a heart defect, don’t skip out on physical activities. While some irregular heartbeat conditions may limit what you can do, most
Fun Ideas for Family Fitness with Your Kids
Exercise is very important for your family. There are many benefits to fitness. have stronger muscles and bones have a leaner body because exercise helps control body fat be less likely
SimpleScience@Heart: Alternative therapies may help lower your blood pressure
Alternative therapies may help reduce your blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. An expert panel assessed three alternative remedy categories — exercise; behavioral therapies such as meditation;
SimpleScience@Heart: Walking trumps massage for improving life after stroke
Stroke survivors should consider a regular stroll around their neighborhood instead of routine trips to a masseuse. A new study shows that stroke survivors who walked three times a
SimpleScience@Heart: 6,000 steps a day could keep recurrent strokes away
Stroke survivors who walk 6,000 or more steps a day are less likely to have another vascular event than survivors who walk fewer. Researchers — looking at patients who
Ways to maintain your Heart-healthy resolutions
A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. For most Americans, holiday eating is
SimpleScience@Heart: Average American has at least 4 of 7 major heart-health risk factors
The average American has at least four of the seven major factors that compromise their heart health, according to a new study. The American Heart Association defines ideal heart
Working out in cooler weather
If you’ve been exercising outdoors lately you might be feeling more like a popsicle after a workout than heart healthy. As the temperatures start to drop many people




