Saturday, February 11, 2012

Is your heart healthy? Touch your toes to find out

(U.S. News and World Report) UPDATED 2009-10-13
If you're over 40 and can sit on the ground and reach past your toes it may indicate that your arteries are also flexible--a factor that suggests a healthy heart, a new study has found. Researchers say that the good news is that the "sit and reach" test is easy, and while they don't know the reason for the link between the two factors, they say that integrating yoga, pilates, and other flexibility-based exercise may help keep the arteries supple.  Read full story >
See all Cholesterol News

People who read this also read...