Keep your Heart Healthy
Know your cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
• Exercise regularly.
• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day and limit fatty, sugary foods and drinks.
If you have a regular medical care provider, you can make an appointment for a check-up and be sure to ask to have your cholesterol and blood pressure checked.
If you do not have a regular medical care provider, call 311 for free or low cost services near you.
For information about fitness:
- Make some amount of physical activity part of your routine (see suggestions above).
- Join a private gym or a YMCA near your home.
- Check with the Department of Parks and Recreation for free or low cost fitness programs near your home. They have a number of available activities, from basketball and baseball to volleyball and horseback riding. They also have indoor facilities across the five boroughs that offer exercise equipment and fitness classes.
For more information about heart health:
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/index.htm
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tcny/tcny03.shtml
The Heart Health Handbook for Women
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hhw/hdbk_wmn.pdf
The Heart Truth Campaign
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.hearttruth.gov
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ |
