Slowing your heart rate at rest helps to prolong your life

According to an INSERM study (France), slowing heart rate at rest helps prolong life. Dr. Xavier Jouven, who led the study, noted that men with vascular resting more than 7 beats per minute for five years had a nearly 20% reduced risk of death compared to those with a stable heart rate. set to rest.

(Photo: HTV) In contrast, people with a strong heart rate at rest have nearly 50% increased risk of death.

Presented at the annual meeting of the Heart Association in Chicago, the study followed 4,320 men between the ages of 42 and 53 for more than 20 years.

Regular play of sports such as cycling, walking . is the best method to reduce heart rate at rest. However, those who are less active should avoid high-intensity sports, but should gradually increase the time to play sports.

A pulse of 60-80 times per minute is considered normal, athletes or healthy people may have a heartbeat of 40-50 times the rest, even 35-40 times for the movement. high level encouragement.

'Stopping smoking and losing weight in case of obesity and following a proper diet also helps to reduce heart rate,' Dr. Jouven said.

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