Ayurveda In 2020: Why This 5,000-Year-Old Practice Is Still As Relevant As Ever

To stay fit and live the rest of your life in peace, try to make exercise a part of your daily routine. If not daily, then at least 150 minutes a week. Why are we suggesting this? Because around 25% of Americans die every year due to cardiovascular disease.

Staying inactive is easy, isn’t it? However, to be noted, staying physically inactive accounts for 35% of the deaths due to coronary heart disease. Monisha Bhanote is an MD, an internist and founder of Integrative Medicine in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She asserts that without any risk factor, inactiveness can cause one to die with premature cardiovascular disease.

Learn Aerobic Exercise

Aerobic exercise or cardio directly boosts the cardiovascular system by increasing the heart and breathing rate. Bhanote highlights the importance of it by sharing that it improves circulation and the ability of the heart to use oxygen.

The AHA advises doing at least 150-minute moderate-intensity or 75-minute high-intensity aerobic workouts every week. Some of the aerobic exercises you can try are:

Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercises