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Heart Disease • The most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. However, only half of women who have heart attacks have chest pain. Women are more likely than men to report back or neck pain, indigestion, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, extreme fatigue, or problems breathing. Some may also feel light-headed and dizzy.
Heart Failure • heart loses the ability to pump enough blood to cope with the demands of the body’s everyday activities. It causes shortness of breath and fatigue that tends to increase with physical exertion. It can also cause swelling in the feet, ankles, legs, abdomen, and veins in the neck.
Heart Disease Prevention • Exercise helps you improve your circulation and help your body use oxygen better. • Increase energy levels so you can do more activities without becoming tired or short of breath • Lower blood pressure • Reduce body fat and help you reach and maintain a healthy weight.
EXERCISE • Aerobic exercise has the most benefits for your heart. Over time, aerobic exercise can help your blood pressure and improve your breathing • Aerobic exercises include walking, jogging, jumping rope, bicycling, skiing, skating, rowing, and aerobics or cardio classes. • The American Heart Association recommends working up to exercising on most days of the week. The more exercise you can do, the better for your fitness. But any amount of exercise is beneficial to your health.