Keep your heart healhty

Heart is very important organ of our body. It beats continuously for about 1 million times in a day. It pumps 5-6 liters of blood every minute. It works about 20 times more during hardcore physical activities. To keep your heart healthy a cardio-vascular exercise plan is necessary which should target burning of 900-1200 calories extra per week. Here are few suggestions:

Walking

It can be done any time. Walking burns 300 calories per hour.

Gradient Walking

Walking on gradient or ramp like hills etc burns 400 calories per hour.

Swimming

Swimming burns 400 calories per hour.

Cycling

It takes about 350 calories per hour.

Sports

Sports like tennis, squash, badminton etc. burn 400 calories per hour.

Speed jogging/skipping

Do skipping for 2 minutes or jog for 3 minutes, then stop for few minutes then repeat the cycle for 25 minutes. It burns about 300 calories.

Running

Running burns 400 calories per hour.

Punching/kicking

Punching on punching bags or kicking burn 400 calories per hour.

Dance

Dancing burn 300 calories per hour.

Avoid smoking,obesity, stress, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol for your heart's sake. Keep exercising regularly.