3 Activities In The Afternoon That Can Help Maintain Heart Health

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JAKARTA - The heart is one of the vital organs and has a major influence on all work of the body's system. To have a healthy heart, adopting a healthy lifestyle is very necessary.

Not only consuming healthy food, but routines or daily activities must also be healthy. Here are some activities in the afternoon that can help maintain heart health.

1. Meditation

Meditation should be put into daily activities to make the heart healthier. Meditation can actually be done in the morning or evening, but when doing so in the afternoon the body will be more relaxed after going through various other tough activities.

"We can all admit that we have been pushed to the limit with stress, and meditation has become an important part of enabling it to manage it," said New York cardiologist Suzzane Steinbaum, quoted from Livestrong, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

With a relaxed and calm body and mind, heart health can be maintained properly. Meditation 20 minutes a day can reduce high blood pressure events and heart disease.

2. Play favorite songs

In the afternoon is the right time to relax, sit down, while listening to favorite music. By listening to favorite songs, the mood can be improved and indirectly nourishes the heart.

In addition to increasing mood, listening to favorite songs also increases the production of nitric oxides. This can help loosen the arteries so that blood flow is smooth which is very good for heart health.

3. Dance

If you are bored with sports, you can try new activities such as dancing in the afternoon to nourish your heart. Dancing turns out to have benefits similar to cardio.

Dancing can help strengthen heart resistance and increase lung capacity. Not only that, dancing can also be a natural antidepressant because it can help release endorphins in a fun way.