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Category: Heart

The Benefits of Exercise for the Heart

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How does exercise benefit the heart when we exercise? Our previous two Heart Month blogs, “Love Yourself and Your Heart” and “I’m trying to exercise, but am I doing enough to keep my heart healthy?” looked at the importance of exercise and how to know if we’re exercising at a high enough work rate...
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I’m Trying to Exercise, But Am I Doing Enough to Keep My Heart Healthy?

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How to know if you’re achieving the desired level of cardiovascular activity The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008) guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes per week of moderate cardiovascular physical activity. As discussed in last week’s blog, many of us aren’t reaching that standard and it puts us at risk for...
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Love Yourself and Your Heart

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Choose NOW to make an active lifestyle change and improve your heart health during National Heart Month! Did you know that your heart beats an average of 2.5 billion times in your lifetime? That’s an average of about 100,000 times a day and 35 million beats in a year. In one day blood travels...
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Eating for Fall

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Summer coming to an end can be bittersweet for some. Kids will be returning to school, the days will be getting shorter, and time spent at the cabin may start to be limited. BUT there is a plus size… FALL VEGETABLES! I have always enjoyed the taste and smell of these vegetables the most,...
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Do You Know Your Movement Vital Signs?

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Most people think of heart rate or blood pressure when they think of vital signs. It is common to use numbers to quantify health and risk of disease. The American Heart Association encourages people to “know their numbers” referring to blood pressure, blood cholesterol, blood glucose, and weight. However, research is now showing the...
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