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Heart age is the estimated age of your heart and vascular system based on individual and behavioral factors. Heart age illustrates your risk for heart attack and stroke. The good news is that many of these factors are modifiable.
According to the CDC, the most common reasons for a higher heart age that can be changed or managed are: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and diabetes. At any age, you can make your heart younger by modifying these factors to reduce your risk.
Eating healthy and staying physically active are two of the most beneficial modifications you can make. In addition to reducing your heart age, they also reduce your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes.
Check out the CDC’s Heart Age infographics and resources here, and share them with your family, friends, and coworkers.
Try out the Heart Age Calculator.
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