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Celebrate Heart Health Month

February is heart health month and Fiterati offers you three ways to make small changes that have a big impact on your well being. From heart rate basics and heart healthy diets to relaxing exercises that reduce stress, blood pressure and prevent heart attack, here's how to show yourself more love.

Heart Rate Basics

Heart health is more than eating a low-cholesterol or fat-free diet such as The O2 Diet. Heart health also means achieving certain numbers when in training and at rest. Several websites offer heart rate basics and tools to help you discover your target training zone, which will allow you to create a workout based on your heart rate for goals and calorie burn.
Why heart rate is important
Heart rate calculator
Resting heart rate calculator
How to determine maximum heart rate
Get extra motivation from Polar's training site

Heart Healthy Diet Book

According to the Cleveland Clinic, foods rich in antioxidants have substances such as flavonoids and lycopenes, which aren't included in vitamin supplements. Eating a diet rich in antioxidant-containing foods, namely fruits, vegetables and whole grains, is linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Now a new book, The 02 Diet, presents information showing how antioxidants also make you slimmer. If you're game to eat your way fitter and prettier, in it you'll learn where your foods rank on the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity Scale, kick-start your weight loss and boost beauty with an easy 4-day cleanse and a delicious 4-week antioxidant-based program.

Best Heart Healthy Exercise

You might think that aerobic activity is the best exercise for a healthier heart. But meditative modes of exercise, including yoga, Pilates and tai chi, and strength training enhance heart health in unique ways that will also complement your cardio training. Think of your running, yoga and body weight routine as a chemical chain reaction of ticker-terrific substances that maximize the benefits of exercise on your heart and help mix up your workout. Take the Heart & Stroke Foundation's Heart Health Quiz to learn about your risks of heart disease or stroke, and then discover the cardiovascular benefits of stretching and weight training.

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