Healthy Heart | Personal Training Vancouver | Momentum Fitness

1. The heart has long been the universal symbol for love but many cultures have also associated this thumper with other emotions. The Greeks have long believed that the heart is the seat of the spirit, the Chinese have it as the center for happiness and the Egyptians felt that all emotion and intellect came from the heart.
2. We have all felt the pain in our chest from a lost love or the passing of someone close. This breaking of the heart feels so real that it can mimic the feeling of a heart attack. Such traumas cause the release of stress hormones into the blood stream that can temporarily stun the heart so you get a heart ache as a result. However unlike the heart attack you can bounce back in just a few days and bit of ice-cream.
3. White wine lovers raise your glasses. Red wines have long been praised for their antioxidants that are good for the heart. This red liquid receives these powers from the skin that is included in the making of the wine. Whereas white wines have the skin removed so they were perceived as less beneficial. No more though, scientist have found that the white grape pulp has equal heart benefit as the red?s skin. So break out that chardonnay and toast to good health.
4. Ever heard a joke so good that it just lifted your spirits and made your day. You feel energized and happy. Well it could be due to the heart. Research has shown that a good dose of laughter can cause the walls of the blood vessels in your body to relax. This increased blood flow creates a warm feeling throughout the body and helps to deliver the oxygen enriched blood to the muscles, increasing energy. It also may help to reduce damage to the vessels and that is a good reason to keep on laughing.
5. OK no list about the heart would be complete if we did not talk about sex. It is true that this is being written by a man and some women may feel that I am biased here but science is science so I need to report it. A recent study of 2500 men found that having sex three time a week cut the likelihood of coronary disease in half. It also found the calorie burn is on average 200 calories. So staying in bed may be just what the doctor ordered.

Hope you enjoy these fun facts and remember to get active this month and keep that heart pumping.

Source: http://www.mypersonaltrainervancouver.com/vancouver-personal-trainer-healthy-heart/

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