If members of your family have had heart disease, it is especially important for you to try to reduce other risks. Try to control medical conditions that increase your risk of heart disease. Artery disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are major risk factors for heart disease. The same measures that help prevent or control these conditions will also reduce your risk for heart disease. Get regular exercise.
Many people get very little exercise.
Helps keep blood pressure and blood cholesterol within normal limits. Keeps muscles in tone. Helps prevent obesity by using calories. Improves your mood. All this helps keep your heart healthy.