Physical Activity and Atrial Fibrillation
In comparing the activity levels of more than 5400 adults over the age of 64 years with the risk of AF, investigators found that those who routinely engaged in moderate exercise such as dancing, gardening, walking, or golf had a significantly reduced risk of subsequently developing AF than their more sedentary counterparts. Walking longer distances and walking at faster paces also correlated with reduced AF.
Interestingly, individuals who engaged in extremely high-intensity exercise, such as distance running, had less reduction in AF than those who participated in only moderate exercise.
As always, an association does not prove cause-and-effect. However, this new information does provide evidence that moderate exercise may help to prevent AF – and it gives us yet one more good reason to stay active even as we get older.
You can read more about atrial fibrillation here.
Sources:
Mozaffarian D, Furberg CD, Psaty BM, Siscovick D. Physical activity and incidence of atrial fibrillation in older adults. Circulation 2008; DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.785626.
Comments
Why are not more people with heart problems using Angioprim, or other similar oral liquid chelation medicines?
I am upset that it took me many years to find it. Hallelujah I have found it! I am 81 years old.
When I started taking Angioprim in May of this year 2008 my Edema water swollen right leg began shrinking in size after about 7 days, one week, of treatment. That I did not find the medicine sooner was no doubt my fault, but my Edema is 10-12 years old.
Now I need a Medicare medical insurance policy that will provide me with a doctor that is skilled in alternative medicines and who is covered by medicare. I really do not know how much of the Angioprim that I should be taking, but I do know that there is a camera that can take photos of the inside of a person’s arteries and veins, and the photos will show the amount of plaque in the arteries and veins. That is my question and that is my anwer. I understand now that there are MD doctors and alternative doctors joining forces to fight heart problems.Lester Tinnin
70%of the time I am reverted my irregulat heart (AF) beat to normal while running and/or at the end of my run.Once at the end of one run with my pulse reverted to normal, after sitting sitting at the kitchen table, it started again again to beat chaotically, so I went running around the block and everything went back to normal. The question is why? The Doctors are mute with this. Not knowing is one thing and excusable! What is unexcusable is the fact they are not interested in researching the reason(s)!
Truth is Drs. don’t know much about A/F. I have been on Amiodarone 100mg since 2005 and
not one Dr. will suggest I stop the medicine . They leave it up to me . I did not go to medical school ,they did .I want off of this medicine but I am told I “COULD” go into A/F again .They just don’t know.
John