The heart is the size of a fist and weighs 0.45kg - the equivalent of about half a bag ofsugar. In an adult of average fitness, it beats around 70 times a minute (at rest) and 100,000 times a day.
Celine Dion sings that "my heart will go on," but how many times does it actually beat in a day or even a lifetime?
Taking part in a variety of these exercises regularly could help keep your heart and circulatory system healthy ...
Researchers at the University of Sydney found that standing more does not improve heart health compared with sitting over the long term, and may increase a person’s risk for circulatory issues ...
Pregnancy brings joy and transformation but can also place considerable stress on the heart and circulatory system.
One study has revealed the exact number of steps needed to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease - and it's not as many ...
Helen explained: "Aerobic exercise helps your heart and circulatory system to work better, so you are more able to do daily ...
A large new study found that standing for more than two hours a day doesn’t protect against the cardiovascular risks of too ...
A new study found that replacing sitting with standing might not lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and could raise the risk of orthostatic circulatory conditions like varicose veins and open ...
The study was conducted using incident heart condition and circulatory disease data taken over a period of seven to eight years from 83,013 UK adults who were free of heart disease at baseline ...
Recent research suggests that standing won’t save you from the health harms of sitting. But before you ditch your standing desk (or your job), consider this expert advice.