To Lower The Risk Of Heart Disease, Older Adults Need This Exercise

Illustration of exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA Stepping aside to take a leisurely walk is also beneficial for the health of older adults. As has been proven in the study, to reduce the risk of heart disease and nourish the brain, it is necessary to walk at least 500 steps.

Many studies have explored the prevention of cardiovascular disease. One of them is by walking which is very useful for reducing the risk of heart disease, heart failure, and stroke. This study was presented at the Cardiomethabolic Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Health conference organized by the American Heart Association in Boston. Findings from the study, adults aged 70 years and over, only need to walk 500 steps every day.

That way, the risk of cardiovascular-related diseases is lower. Erin E. Dooley's lead researcher revealed the results of his research. The tutur is reported by the American Heart Association page, Tuesday, March 14, Stepping is an easy way to measure physical activity, and more daily steps are associated with lower risk of developing cardiovascular-related disease in older adults."

Dooley, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Public Health, revealed the data. That, cardiovascular disease is responsible for many deaths in the US every year. Compared to cancer and respiratory disease, heart disease has more cases. So, staying physically active can help improve heart health, and daily targeting steps is an easy way to measure to do so.

In a previous study, the researchers analyzed data from 2016 to 2017 for 452 older adults in Aethrosclerosis Risk in Communities. Adults use an accelerometer, a device similar to a pedometer, in the hips to measure steps for three days or more, at least 10 hours every day. Participants have an average age of 78 years and were followed over 3.5 years. The analysis found that adults who performed about 4,500 steps per day had a 77% smaller chance of developing cardiovascular events.

Cardiovascular disease is defined ascut heart disease, stroke, or heart failure. Those who walk about 4,500 steps, the risk of experiencing it is much lower than those who do less than 2,000 steps per day. Please note, this running sport needs to be added 500 steps per day. That way, according to research results, the risk of cardiovascular disease decreases by 14%.

Dooley's message, as you get older, it is important to maintain physical activity. But the target of what steps every day must be achieved. In addition to staying active, the healthy diet and healthy lifestyle menu also need to be followed consistently to prevent health decline as you get older.