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Staying physically lively can keep your heart in fine condition as you progress from middle age into your 70s, latest research suggests.
With age, the center's essential pumping chamber, the left ventricle, thickens. Both ventricles may stiffen and never fill properly with blood—a condition referred to as diastolic dysfunction. But getting the best amount of physical activity (a minimum of 150 minutes per week of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity) will help prevent the issue, in line with an August 2016 study. European Heart Journal.
The study involved 4,342 adults aged 45 to 64 when the study began within the late Eighties. The researchers periodically tracked their activity levels through questionnaires over a 24-year period and measured their heart function with special heart ultrasounds near the tip of the study. About half of the participants (average age now 76) met criteria for a great amount of leisure-time physical activity, similar to walking or gardening or yard work, but about 30 percent did no physical activity in any respect. Reported. However, increasing activity levels later in life also offsets age-related changes in heart function, the researchers found.
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