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Dr. Nathaniel Reichek, Cardiologist

St. Francis Heart Center

Long Island, New York

 

Your real age and your heart age may not match. Here are some of the everyday factors that can add years to your heart age:

 

· High Cholesterol – Leads to high blood pressure and stiffening of the arteries.

Have high cholesterol, add 5-10 years to your age.

 

· Weight Gain – Leads to high blood pressure more plaque in the arteries, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Overweight , add 5-10 years to your age.

 

· Smoking-One of the worst of the risk factors for your heart. Smokers commonly begin having coronary artery disease and heart attacks in their 40's and 50’s.

Smoking can add 20 years to your age.

 

· Alcohol-Drinking a glass or two of wine a day, is actually good for your heart. It  leads to lower blood pressure and higher good cholesterol, if you drink too much it becomes poison for your heart and liver and the rest of your body.

Too much alcohol, add 10-20 years to your age.

 

· Stress – Pure emotional stress can lead to spasms in the arteries supplying the heart which can do damage and can make you very sick for periods of  time.

High stress level over an extended period of time, add 15-20 years to your age.

 

If you have one or more of these factors you could be adding 5-80 years to your hearts age. But you can take years OFF your hearts age by doing the things we've been told for years:

 

· Exercise

· Eat Healthy

· Lead a Healthy Lifestyle

· Be Happy

How Old is Your Heart?

The Problem With Calorie Counters On Cardiovascular Equipment

 

Many of us watch calories the way some people watch stock prices, every little bit counts. But it's a mistake to trust cardio machines for a perfect reading. Although the calorie burn on a cardio machine is more accurate than it used to be, there are several assumptions when entering you weight and age.

 

Weight-bearing machines like ellipticals, and treadmills assume you're not leaning on the handrails, but research shows people off-load their weight on these machines by as much as 20 percent. So if the machine says you're burning 300 calories, you're probably only burning 240.

 

Machines also assume your exercise efficiency is average. Some people are more efficient in the way they stride or step. In one of your body's great injustices, you burn fewer calories by using better form. That means a machine could also be overestimating your caloric total.

 

Finally people with more body fat and less muscle mass will burn considerably fewer calories than those who have more muscle and less fat. For instance, a 140-pound woman with 20 percent body fat will burn calories more effectively than the same woman with 25 percent body fat.

 

For a more reliable way to figure out how many calories you burn, wear a heart monitor during your cardio training. This is a truer measure of your effort and you'll see the number on the machine and your monitor will differ by about 30%.

The Machine Mistake