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Not enough exercise. An inactive lifestyle raises the risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and obesity. Talk with your healthcare team about the type and amount of exercise that's best for you.
Get regular exercise. Regular exercise helps improve heart health. As a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity five or more days a week.
Regular exercise and activity help control diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure &mdash all risk factors for heart disease. Talk to your health care team about starting a safe exercise plan. If your angina occurs with activity, pace yourself and take rest breaks. Manage weight.
Exercise-induced asthma is when the airways narrow or squeeze during hard physical activity. It causes shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, and other symptoms during or after exercise. The medical term for this condition is exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (brong-koh-kun-STRIK-shun).
Not getting enough exercise contributes to obesity and is linked to higher cholesterol and triglyceride levels. People who get regular aerobic exercise have better heart health, which is associated with a lower risk of myocardial ischemia and heart attack. Exercise also reduces blood pressure.
Coronary artery spasms are unpredictable but often happen at rest, usually overnight into early morning. This is different from typical angina, which tends to occur with physical activity. Things that can cause a coronary artery spasm are: Smoking or using tobacco. Cold temperatures. Extreme emotional stress.
Small amounts of radioactive material are injected into your bloodstream. While you exercise, your doctor can watch as it flows through your heart and lungs — allowing blood-flow problems to be identified. Coronary angiography. A dye is injected into the blood vessels of your heart.
Taking a beta blocker can keep your heart rate from going up the way it usually does when you exercise. So you might not be able to reach your target heart rate. Your target heart rate is the number of heartbeats a minute that you aim for to make sure you're working hard enough.
Tachycardia is an increased heart rate for any reason. If a fast heart rate is caused by exercise or stress, it's called sinus tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia is a symptom, not a condition. Most heart conditions can lead to different forms of tachycardia. Irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias, are one cause.
Claudication is pain caused by too little blood flow to muscles during exercise. Most often this pain occurs in the legs after walking at a certain pace and for a certain amount of time — depending on the severity of the condition.