Maintaining optimal cardiovascular health is a long-term commitment that benefits significantly from making mindful dietary choices and engaging in consistent physical activity. What you eat directly ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death among both men and women in the U.S for 100 years, according to the American Heart Association. This statistic is scary, but there is some good news.

You likely know that consistently clocking heart-pumping workouts can reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic ...

Because it can get unnecessarily difficult to take care of your heart.

Workouts can be intimidating and time consuming, but there’s more evidence that just a few minutes of activity may improve your heart health. You don’t need to join a gym, there’s no equipment ...

Senior Lecturer in Biokinetics and Head of Department of Sport and Movement Studies, University of Johannesburg The human heart is an extraordinary organ. About the size of a fist, it works hard to ...

Strength training after the age of 50 gets a lot of love these days—for good reason. But aerobic (or cardio) exercise—continuous physical activity that increases your heart rate and breathing rate so ...

"Heartfelt for Life" is a free DVD aimed at helping heart attack survivors. Aug. 7, 2007 — -- This year an estimated 1.2 million Americans will have a new or recurrent coronary attack. Heart ...

For female-bodied distance runners, specifically, it’s a good idea to get checked for anemia—as this can impact heart health by forcing the heart to work harder, leading to increased heart rate.

There’s been a big push in the health community to count all forms of activity as some form of exercise. And while any ...