Knowing the limit of your heart.
Even when exercising regularly can have risk for heart disease still? Many of us like to exercise regularly and exercise trend such as running and cycling have become hugely popular among many. This leads to many people upping their exercise game and more people looking to exercise as something they can enjoy. Exercise can help to optimize the level of blood pressure, fats, blood sugar, weight and coronary heart disease. So then why do we still see individuals who exercise regularly or even sport athletes get heart diseases?
From the data, it is found that heart diseases in sport athletes has to do with their age group. In group less than 35 years, most of them experience hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (an illness that result from thicker heart muscle than normal) or severe case of arrhythmia. In group above 35 years, most of them experience coronary artery disease
Even though exercise can help to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease and keep our body looking healthy from outside, it does not mean that the health of the heart is the same. Especially those who exercise and have experience the following symptoms: Chest pain when sensation of chest pressure, epigastric pain, shortness of breath, chronic arm pain, neck, shoulder and jaw pain, over-sweat and dizziness and heart palpitation.
The cause of heart disease can be separated into many types without a definitive cause. However, there are risk factors that can help to identify and lead to heart disease, in this case, we will focus on risk factors that cause coronary artery disease which is one type of heart diseases. We will separate into risk factor that we can control and risk factor that we cannot control. Risk factor that we cannot control includes family history of heart disease and genetics. Risk factor that we can control includes lifestyles, eating and exercise habits, consumption of alcohol and whether you are a smoker or not. The level of blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and blood sugar level. If treated to a normal, it can help to reduce the risk and improve mortality rate from heart disease. Heart health check is also important in monitor heart condition and chances for early treatment if detected.
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