Sometimes you have to go beyond the evidence.
Taking care of our heart is essential: this tireless engine ensures our vitality. A well -maintained heart ages harmoniously, remains strong and enduring. He likes regularity and that we ask him just what it takes. However, in our modern lives, a frequent and often underestimated error can accelerate its wear, much faster than you imagine.
Of course, poor diet, oily, salty, or tobacco are known enemies. But other discreet factors also precipitate heart aging. Chronic stress, for example, is a poison. Adrenaline and cortisol peaks exhaust the cardiovascular system. Insufficient sleep also deprives the heart of its essential recovery. Too short nights keep him on alert, subjecting him to continuous stress. But the most insidious error is elsewhere and sometimes you have to go beyond the evidence.
“”We know that physical inactivity is a cardiovascular risk factor. We recommend periods of physical activity several times a day, not necessarily sporting but the movement as a whole“, Underlines Professor Gérard Helft, cardiologist and president of the French Cardiology Federation. He adds a fundamental nuance:”The error that most people make is not to be inactive, but to be sedentary, in other words the fact of staying motionless for a number of hours without moving at all. So you can be sporty and sedentary and it is also a significant cardiovascular risk factor, often forgotten“. Even doing sports, hours of prolonged immobility disrupt metabolism and stiffen the arteries.
To counter this error, the recommendations are clear. Move more, less sit down: WHO recommends 150 to 300 minutes of moderate activity per week (walk 30 minutes 5 times a week, sweet yoga, tai chi, aquagym …). But the most important thing is to break the periods of sedentary lifestyle. If you do office work, do micro-parents, get up and walk for a few minutes every hour. Integrate the rest of the time (take the stairs, walk for short trips) and vary the movements (gardening or cleaning are excellent supplements).
