A study showed walking was effective in combating heart failure in older women. ...
Key point: "...every additional 30 to 45 minutes of daily activity was linked to the following risk reductions — 9 percent for overall heart failure, 8 percent for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [the lower left heart chamber does not fill properly with blood and, therefore, pumps out less blood to the body] and 10 percent for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction [the heart muscle does not pump the necessary amount of blood to the body]."
Heart failure is increasing because of the growing number of older adults, but physical activity protects the heart from that kind of decline.
The majority of active agers report walking as their primary physical activity, so Nordic walking can be an important part in your arsenal against heart failure.
