2 - Decreases the Risk of heart attack.

-          If something is better than nothing then exercise is a great example of this. For people that do not live active lives, doing anything towards their health and fitness can reduce the risk of a heart attack by up to 55%. This can be achieved because exercise directly relates to improving the following areas of your body that may lead to a heart attack.

-          Improves our heart’s ability to work more effectively and efficiently.

-          Reduces our blood pressure.

-          Increasing HDL cholesterol.

o   Although our doctor may have told us to reduce your total cholesterol, it’s important to raise your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, this is known as “good” cholesterol. It might sound like a mixed message, but reducing “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increasing HDL cholesterol is a great way to lower our risk of heart disease and preventing the risk of a heart attack.

-          Decreasing the probability of blood to form clots.

o   This is because if we do minimal movement our heart becomes weaker (Remember if you don’t use it you lose it), this means that our heart will not have enough strength to pump the blood vertically from our toes back to our heart. As a consequence blood clots form.To prevent this, we need to exercise so that our body will strengthen to become more efficient in the transportation of blood back to the heart, thus reducing the risk of blood clots and and increasing the density of fresh oxygenated blood cells.

-          Moderating stress.

-          Improving the body’s ability to use insulin to control the glucose levels in the blood.

o   Insulin and glucose are how we describe sugar in the body when it has been broken down by the body’s systems to be used as energy. Controlling the glucose levels in the blood is describing the body’s ability to regulate the glucose amounts in the blood. If a person suffers from diabetes, their body’s ability to maintain this task is low.

-          Improved ability for people to maintain a healthy body weight and image.

o   If we have problems with maintaining our weight, the fluctuation of weight on our body puts added resistance on all body organs. In maintaining our weight, the heart’s blood vessels will be much healthier, improving blood flow and therefore improving the hearts overall state of health.

Above, are all examples of how exercise directly relates to reducing the risk of a heart attack. Doing anything towards your fitness in regards to exercise will improve your heart’s health. The more you do the more you will get results and the more you will improve your hearts ability to prevent a heart attack.

Cheers, Xenus Fitness