August 2006

NHLBI offers guide to healthy heart

About 60 percent of U.S. adults do not get the recommended levels of physical activity, yet research suggests that regular physical activity is essential for maintaining a healthy heart. To help people jump-start and maintain a physical activity program for their heart, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new publication.

“Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart” presents information on the impact of physical activity on your heart, as well as the power of physical activity to keep you healthy overall. The 44-page guide is full of tips, including sample walking and jogging programs, instructions for finding your target heart rate zone, ideas for making fitness a family affair, and an overview of the best physical activities for a healthy heart.

The guide can be downloaded for free from the NHLBI Web site (www.nhlbi.nih.gov), or ordered through the NHLBI Information Center 301-592-8573 or online at http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/yourguide/.

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, www.nhlbi.nih.gov

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