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You Can Be Old But Your Heart Must Be Young Heart health needs not deteriorate when you grow older. You must focus on the impact of heart disease and the risk factors in order to help prolong your heart’s youth. We should be looking at someone being healthy for his or her age instead of looking at someone who is simply looking young for his or her age. To do so, you have to measure the youth of your heart against yourself: whether at 70, you are still able to do the things that you did at 50, without breaking sweat. An 80-year-old man with silver hair plays basketball every morning without fail. A 76-year-old marathoner took part in the grueling 100 km alpine ultramarathon by traveling all the way to Mongolia by plane. These two gentlemen are just two of the good examples of “young at heart”. International studies have shown that a 65-year-old person who exercises regularly can bring his or her heart age to that of a 25-year-old who does not exercise as much. A healthy heart is vital for living to the fullest regardless of age, sex or race.
Besides age, the major risk factors of heart disease include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. Stress, smoking and alcohol are some of the other culprits. When you are able to modify these risk factors, you are able to slow down the aging process of your heart. Regular exercise that can keep the heart pumping blood efficiently with every beat is one way to alter the risk factors. A 56-year-old man has never bothered about his 100 kg weight and his one-pack-a-day smoking habit until the day when he actually suffered a mild heart attack. After the incidence, he has to undergo bypass surgery. He is advised by his doctor that his new lease can possibly last up to 10 years if he is serious about keeping fit. Being father of eight children and grandfather of 16 grandchildren, he knows that he is very lucky to have this second lease of life and he is determined to control his diet and he quits smoking right away. Brisk-walking has since then become his regular activity in the morning to keep his weight down. He knows very well that he has to take care of his heart now to make sure it lasts longer. In the meantime, he is also setting a good example for his children and grandchildren to cultivate a healthy lifestyle among his family. As we age, our weight goes up and risk for various diseases also rises. It is easier to prevent than to reverse the process of obesity and all that comes with it.
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