From the age of 30 onwards, physical inactivity exerts a greater impact on a woman’s lifetime risk of developing heart disease than the other well-known risk factors, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. This includes overweight, the finding show, prompting the researchers to suggest that greater effort needs to be made to promote … [Read more...] about From age 30 onwards, inactivity has greatest impact on women’s lifetime heart disease risk
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Fast walking and jogging halve development of heart disease and stroke risk factors
Daily activities, such as fast walking and jogging, can curb the development of risk factors for heart disease and stroke by as much as 50 per cent, whereas an hour’s daily walk makes little difference, indicates research published in the online journal BMJ Open. The findings indicate that it is the intensity, rather than the duration, of exercise that counts in combating the … [Read more...] about Fast walking and jogging halve development of heart disease and stroke risk factors
Thrill seekers set their hearts pumping for Bike n Hike challenge
Recruits called up for one-day endurance test to help save lives for Irish Heart Foundation and Mercy Hospital Foundation Bike n Hike – 14th July Fitness fanatics across the country are being called upon to join in the challenge of the summer – cycle to Ireland’s highest peak and then climb it, all in one day! The Bike n Hike challenge, organised in aid of the Irish Heart … [Read more...] about Thrill seekers set their hearts pumping for Bike n Hike challenge