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So, if we talk about how inactivity can increase your chance of heart disease, inactivity leads
to de-conditioning, and in general what that means is that the heart no longer functions
effectively. The heart is a muscle and like any other muscle, needs to be conditioned
and trained and get regular exercise to work well.
When people are inactive, this can lead to a host of metabolic changes in the body. Those
are changes in the way the body works. Those changes can lead to things like high blood
pressure, increased adipose, or fat tissue in the body, a higher resting heart rate,
and a higher blood pressure in general. All of those things lead to increased chances
of heart disease. They can increase our chances of getting stroke or heart attack and lead
to an overall poorly conditioned heart.
In order to avoid being inactive, we recommend regular physical exercise. In general, daily
physical exercise of 30 to 60 minutes a day, where you get your heart rate elevated and
get a good sweat going, would be sufficient. Inactivity can also effect the way we metabolize
our food, leading to increased rates of atherosclerosis or cholesterol buildup in the arteries of
the heart. Inactivity is also not good for our mental health. Exercise has been shown
to improve cardiac health as well as overall well-being. So, inactivity can help lead to
heart disease and being active promotes a heart-healthy lifestyle.