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Healthy Perspectives

Your heart is the most important muscle in your body, so it deserves some attention.
Here are some of the best exercises to keep your heart strong and reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke.

  • Aerobics - Brisk walk, gardening, swimming or riding a bicycle.
  • Strength Training - Lifting free weights, using resistance bands or doing push ups.
  • Flexibility - Yoga, Tai chi or Pilates.

Every adult should get at least two hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise a week, at intervals of 10 minutes or more.

"Movement is the song of the body." V Scaravelli

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