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Health experts advise walking 4 km daily to reduce heart disease risk. Regular brisk walking improves heart health, immunity, and mental well-being
Walking keeps the mind calm and increases the body’s ability to fight diseases. (News18 Hindi)
Cases of heart disease are increasing rapidly and it is particularly concerning to observe that heart disease is not limited to the elderly; a large number of young people are also being affected by it. Without proper care, serious issues can have a detrimental impact on the body. According to health experts, the risk of serious cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks, can be reduced by adopting a few simple habits.
In an interview to News18, Dr Vanita Arora, Senior Cardiologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, stated that a poor lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, junk food consumption, smoking, pollution and lack of physical activity are having an inimical effect on heart health.
Apart from this, mental issues like excessive stress, anxiety and depression have a profound effect on the heart and can weaken it, even causing heart attacks. In such a situation, people should make necessary changes in their lifestyle and dietary habits. Also, special attention has to be paid to physical activity. Apart from this, there is also a need to avoid stress and anxiety.
The cardiologist said that physical activity is essential to keep the heart healthy. Dr Arora stated that if you walk every day, it will improve the health of your heart and the risk of many serious diseases will also reduce.
If you want to keep your heart healthy, you should get up early in the morning and go for a brisk walk. A brisk walk is beneficial for people of all ages.
According to Dr Arora, if you walk 4 kilometres every day in 40 minutes, it will boost your heart health and reduce the risk of heart diseases. Physical activity not only improves heart health, but it also has a positive effect on overall health. Walking also strengthens your immunity and keeps your body healthy.
According to the doctor, regular brisk walking has many benefits for the body. It is beneficial for the heart, can help in weight loss and even control blood pressure and sugar levels in the body. Brisk walk helps in strengthening muscles and bones and improves blood flow in the body.
Brisk walk is also beneficial for mental health, as it helps in reducing stress, anxiety and depression. Walking keeps the mind calm and increases the body’s ability to fight diseases.
