Staying Flexible Helps Keep Your Heart Healthy

Study Findings:
• People with good flexibility may have a lower risk of heart disease.

• Stretching my help prevent “stiff” arteries.

What does your ability to touch your toes say about your cardiovascular health? Maybe quite a bit: A new study says that highly flexible people—especially those over age 40—may have a lower risk of heart disease than the less limber. Flexible people in the study had more elastic arteries than their less flexible counterparts; stiff arteries are a known risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. … Back to Article