Here are a few scary statistics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack every year. About 600,000 people die from heart disease in the United States each year—that's 1 out of 4 deaths. And heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.
The good news, almost all risk factors associated with heart disease are lifestyle related. That means eating, moving and thinking right can literally add years to your life.
How? Cardiovascular-interval training is one excellent way to strengthen your ticker. Cardio intervals are short bursts of intense exercise that gets your heart pumping, lungs working and body moving.
