February is American Heart Month and Z107.7 wants to encourage you to be heart healthy. Reporter Cassidy Taylor talked with Dr. Edith Jones-Poland about ways to reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke…
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you, but how much do you need to live a heart healthy lifestyle? According to Dr. Jones-Poland, that’s about 20-30 minutes a day, and it’s easier than you think.
“If that’s walking, swimming, hiking, biking, yoga, tai chi, whatever it is, because the body benefits from the movement.”
And getting your body moving is not only good for your heart, but for your entire body.
“It helps to distract the mind. The body needs movement, and the mind needs stillness. So, as you’re walking, biking, hiking, all of those things that you’re doing for the body, you’re also giving the mind an opportunity to rest.”
Complete audio and transcript below:
“Another great way to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease is to move, get your body moving, if that’s walking 20 to 30 minutes a day, swimming, hiking, biking, yoga, tai chi, whatever it is, because the body benefits from the movement. So we know that movement is good for the cardiovascular system. And another reason that it’s so good for your body is that it helps to distract the mind. The body needs movement, and the mind needs stillness. So as you’re walking, biking, hiking, all of those things that you’re doing for the body, you’re also giving the mind an opportunity to rest.”
