Heart disease is our nation's No. 1 killer, yet there is a simple way for you to reduce your risk. Moderate intensity aerobic exercise for as little as 30 minutes five days per week can help you:
- Reduce the risk of disease
- Improve blood pressure, blood sugar levels, blood lipid profiles, and overall heart health
- Along with controlling food intake, maintain your body weight and reduce the risk of obesity
- Enhance your mental well-being
There are countless aerobic physical activities, but it's important that you find out which ones you enjoy doing and make them a regular part of your lifestyle. To learn more, visit www.activeplaynow.com.
Nintendo of America Inc. and the American Heart Association are empowering people to take steps and make proper choices to start a healthy lifestyle.
The American Heart Association has created an easy way for you to know where you stand on the road to good health. In seven steps known as Life's Simple 7™, you can live healthy, stopping heart disease before it even starts.
By taking the My Life Check assessment, in just a few minutes you can:
- Find out how you are doing with each of Life's Simple 7™ including physical activity
- Get your heart score
- Receive your own personal plan, which includes seven recommended areas of focus and an action plan customized to your lifestyle and health outlook
- Resolve to make healthy, positive changes
Then, discover how active-play video games may help you become less sedentary and more physically active at select local Start! Heart Walks. The presence of the Wii™ console and active-play video games like Wii Fit™ Plus and Wii Sports Resort™ at select Start! Heart Walks give people a chance for hands-on experiences and serve as a reminder that active-play video games may be a part of an overall healthy approach to living.
Remember, making changes for better fitness and health doesn't have to be overwhelming or tedious. Start small and keep it simple and fun. Make just one change today, and then you're ready to make another. Before you know it, you have stopped making poor choices and started making healthly life choices!
To learn more, visit www.activeplaynow.com.
If you're like most Americans, you may not be physically active enough. From traditional forms of exercise like swimming, cycling, skiing, walking and jogging to more innovative active-play video games that can be used in your own home, there are many ways you can get moving.
Americans often say that limited time, lack of access to exercise facilities, weather conditions, and family or work commitments stand in the way of regular exercise. However, getting physically active is easier than you might think.
By joining together to promote simple steps toward a healthy lifestyle, the American Heart Association and Nintendo are helping Americans get physically active. The American Heart Association's brand on boxes for Nintendo's Wii™ console, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort gets people to think more about physically active play.
For more information, visit www.activeplaynow.com.
