Fitness for Prevention of Heart Disease
Heart disease is the number one killer in both men and women. Once out of every two people will die from it. This is very scary and a lot of it can be prevented just by taking part in a regular fitness program. Light to moderate physical activity performed for at least 20 minutes most days of the week can work wonders for lowering blood pressure, thus preventing the chances of heart attacks or strokes.
I have trained many people that have made a remarkable improvement in a very short period of time with their blood pressure levels. A lot of times with the proper training and nutrition program a person can bring their blood pressure levels down to the normal range without any type of medication whatsoever.
The science behind all of this, is that nitric oxide is released with body movement. Nitric oxide causes the arterial walls to relax thus lowering blood pressure naturally. It has also been shown that nitric oxide has the ability to remove plaque from the arterial wall itself.
Remember people this is different than training for weight loss so the intensity and duration do not have to be that high. A brisk walk for 20 minutes will get the job done. You can do this with structured fitness programs or just keep active throughout the day to receive this amazing benefit and help protect yourself from heart attacks and strokes!
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Carmine Pataki on Thu, 11th Nov 2010 9:25 am
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