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Here’s the first step toward a healthy heart. Lose just five percent of your excess body weight and reduce your risk of deadly diseases. Excess weight puts strain on your heart, raises blood pressure and blood cholesterol and increases your risk for diabetes. Losing weight is one of the best ways to reduce your risk for heart disease and other health-related issues.
Fitness
Why warm up? One of the purposes of a warm-up is to increase the temperature of the working muscles. A warm-up should be cardiovascular using dynamic or rhythmic movements at a slower pace than you would do during your activity phase. For example, walking or biking at a slow pace. The warm-up should be done for 5 to 10 minutes to prepare the body for the activities coming up. This will help reduce the risk of injuries."