3. Move 2.5 Hours Per Week At Least
Make sure you are getting exercise 3 to 5 days a week that is minimum 2.5 hours every week. If you cannot join a gym, you can jog, brisk walk, or do Zumba. However, if you are a beginner and trying to lose weight then it is advisable to seek proper consultation to achieve your weight loss goals.
4. Cut Down On Alcohol
Excessive alcohol consumption is not good for cardiovascular health. Therefore, keep a check on your alcohol intake.
5. Processed Food
The processed and fried food are tasty, but their regular consumption is obesity causing factor which in turn affect the cardiovascular health.
6. Added Salts And Sugars
Added sugar and added salt both are unhealthy for the heart. It is best to avoid added sugars, and foods with added salts.
7. No Tabaco
Smoking or any other form of tobacco intake adversely impact the heart. If you do not smoke but are exposed to the secondhand smoke, then you are likely to impact your cardiovascular system. Curbing Tabaco consumption can impact the longevity of your life up to 10 years as per research. A year of quitting Tabaco consumption is going to reduce your risk of acquiring cardiovascular disease to half! Gift yourself health by quitting smoking.
8. Monitor Your Vitals
Get your blood pressure and blood sugar levels monitored regularly. Therefore, any asymptomatic cardiovascular disease acquiring risk is mitigated because many a times people do not feel that they have become a patient of hypertension just because they do not monitor their blood pressure regularly. Asymptomatic hypertension is most common which aggravates the risk of cardiac arrest! So to improve the health of your cardiovascular system, monitor your vitals and have regular checkups.