
Cardiologist Olga Perfilyeva warned that after 40 years, the risk of cardiovascular diseases increases even with good health, and recommended walking as a free and reliable method of prevention, advising increasing the daily load from 2000 to 5000 steps or walking for 1.5 hours at a brisk pace.
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After age 40, the risk of cardiovascular disease begins to increase, even if a person feels healthy.
After 40 years, the risk of cardiovascular diseases begins to increase, even if a person feels healthy, warned cardiologist and expert on the Doctor TV channel Olga Perfilieva. She revealed a free and yet reliable way to maintain organ health at this age in a conversation with Lenta.ru.
The doctor called regular walking the most accessible method of protecting the heart. She emphasized: this type of physical activity does not require financial costs and is suitable for almost all people.
“Walking is the most reliable way to prevent cardiovascular diseases. If you walked two thousand steps a day, urgently increase this number to at least five thousand,” Perfilyeva advised.
The doctor noted that 1.5 hours of walking at a brisk pace per day is enough to significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. At the same time, there is no need to torture yourself with running as a cardio workout, she added.

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