| Heart Disease and Stroke | | | | 5. Occasionally reward yourself with a treat at a |
| Heart diseases, also referred to as Cardiac | | | | fancy restaurant or a new pair of clothes. |
| diseases are used to denote a range of | | | | 6. Do not deprive yourself of any craving for |
| cardiovascular conditions. These diseases are one | | | | food or ice-cream to diet. |
| of the most widely prevalent health disorders that | | | | 7. Do not watch your weighing scale, as fitness is |
| have affected the lives of millions of people | | | | not about numbers on scale. |
| across the globe. It is one of the leading causes | | | | 8. Do not read beauty magazines, as most of |
| of death in most of the developed countries | | | | them on the cover are professional models,you |
| around the world. Every year around 17 million | | | | are not. |
| people lose their lives due to heart attack and | | | | 9. Make fitness program non-negotiable like going |
| stroke. Stoke can cause several complications and | | | | to washroom, which you have to go when |
| also severe personal financial burden. However, | | | | needed |
| you need to know that Heart disease is | | | | 10. Use technology tools like Heart rate Monitor |
| preventable. Managing Heart Disease starts with | | | | and Portable ECG Monitors to record your heart |
| some simple steps. | | | | rate. |
| Exercise is one of the key step in prevention of | | | | Always talk to your health care provider before |
| Heart disease. Minimum of 30 minutes of your | | | | making any decision that may affect your health. |
| time investment can pay you rich dividends in the | | | | These simple steps can help you to get started |
| future. To develop your personal fitness program | | | | towards the path of fitness. It is not always |
| is not at all complicated, it just requires few | | | | necessary to hire expensive fitness coach or |
| minutes of your time and you are ready to go. | | | | trainer. As these are expensive and you may not |
| The important steps to consider while exercising | | | | always experience the benefits that you are |
| are: | | | | looking for. |
| 1. Aerobic Exercise - This is done to improve the | | | | Developing your own personal program can be |
| heart,lung and the circulation function. | | | | effective as you are responsible for your |
| 2. Strength Training - These exercises doing | | | | exercise. When you are completely satisfied with |
| muscle training are done to improve the muscular | | | | your regime of fitness and you would like to go in |
| strength. | | | | for advanced exercise programs like high impact |
| 3. Flexibility exercises - This is quite often | | | | exercise regimes, then you can start looking for |
| overlooked,but is it helps to prevent muscular | | | | experienced personal fitness program trainers. |
| injuries. | | | | Sometimes using technological tools like Heart |
| It is always difficult to start a program for | | | | Rate Monitors to track your heart rate and to |
| exercising, one of the main hurdle is to get | | | | monitor if it is within your target zone. Also |
| started. Some simple tips can help you to | | | | portable hand held ECG/EKG monitors can help to |
| motivate for developing a fitness protocol. | | | | notice any unusual abnormal heart rhythm |
| Ten Step Program: | | | | changes at a early stage. |
| 1. Always find a partner to exercise with, your | | | | These simple steps can help you to avoid not |
| partner helps you to motivate when you are | | | | only heart disease but also helps you to be |
| feeling lazy. | | | | motivated in life and also energetic, enthusiastic |
| 2. Keep a daily log of your exercise or fitness | | | | and exuberant. While the media is full of stories of |
| regime to monitor your fitness progress. | | | | how people have recovered from debilitating |
| 3. Make fitness program your routine like brushing | | | | illness, you can start your personal fitness |
| your teeth. | | | | program today and prevent diseases before it |
| 4. Entertain yourself with your favourite music | | | | can have its impact on you. |
| while exercising. | | | | |