Doctor's Advice, Aerobic Sports Can Help Prevent Heart Attack

JAKARTA - Aerobics that are usually carried out in low intensity over a long duration can be done to prevent heart attacks, said heart and blood vessel specialist dr. Vito A. Damay, SpJP(K), M.Kes., AIFO-K, FIHA, FICA, FASCC.

"This sport is easy to do, such as fast walking, cycling or swimming," said the doctor who graduated from Padjajaran University to ANTARA.

Aerobic sports are carried out with repeated movements, light intensity, and long or sustainable time. In addition to running fast, cycling and swimming, the sports that can be done include running leisurely or jogging to running in moderate intensity.

Aerobics can be done regularly three to five times a week. The recommended exercise duration every week is 150 minutes, if the sport is scheduled for five days a week, then the duration per day is 30 minutes. The time can be adjusted to everyone's routine, be it morning, afternoon, evening or evening.

"Every day it's okay, it's not a burdensome sport," said Vito.

Other sports that are no less important are lifting the load with a recommendation of two weeks. Lifting the load is useful in improving posture and strengthening the useful muscles in aerobic exercises.

In the midst of a pandemic, masks are still used for exercise with light and moderate intensity. In order to get used to wearing masks, practice regularly and gradually so that the function of the respiratory system increases. Bring a spare mask when exercising due to sweat that wets the mask will make it difficult for users and interfere with the function of the mask, disrupting the respiratory system and circulation.

Based on data from WHO, heart disease is still one of the diseases with high morbidity and mortality rates in the world with a total of 18.6 million people every year.

According to the Ministry of Health, heart disease is also ranked the highest by burdening BPJS of up to more than Rp10 trillion and continues to increase every year in Indonesia.