Everything in life impacts health in some way or the other. We take several life events to be integral parts of our lives, not knowing that each of these events can influence our life processes in many ways. While the whole body experiences changes during these transitions, cardiac health goes through the maximum amount of ups and downs.
The latest data published in Circulation explained how significant events in life can have a direct and indirect impact on health conditions in general and cardiac health in particular. We all know that the entire physiological activities operate in an interlinked manner.
Excitements and severe shocks to the neural systems can impact health holistically. Since heartbeats and circulatory functions remain closely related to neural impulses, cardiac health gets impacted when we experience something extraordinary.
Such major life events include starting a new job, going to a new school, getting married, getting pregnant and entering retirement. Some noteworthy life events that appear to be a regular thing, often take a toll on the heart are the first day at school, getting married, starting a new job, moving to an unknown place, etc.
The Findings And The Recommendations
American Heart Association has issued a detailed statement regarding the relationship between such apparently regular life events and their impact on cardiac health. The writers have made the point very clear by establishing a direct relationship of certain life events with the alternation in the levels of physical work.
The team has also suggested some effective ways to stay in the pink of health and to maintain cardiac health. They have emphasized the relationship between physical activities and heart health. When major life events take place, the extent and types of physical activities change. Consequently, the whole body responds to the alterations.
For example, women find the period of pregnancy particularly life-changing for them. During this transition, the body goes through vehement hormonal changes that impact the neural system as well. Due to biochemical reasons and more, the heart also bears its share of shocks and changes. Sometimes the life events make the lifestyle more relaxing and sedentary. Therefore, heart health suffers to some extent.
This is what Abbi D. Lane-Cordova and the team believed in. Abbi is an assistant professor from the University Of South California’s Arnold School of Public Health. The team clarified that physical activities are good for heart health. The modern lifestyle comforts amalgamated with the mobility restrictions of the pandemic era have only deteriorated people’s cardiac health.
The team distinguished seventeen major life events of which almost nine turned out to be associated with reduced activity levels. The team also tried to come up with solutions for different subgroups of people experiencing some of the major life events. This effort helped the team to figure out the impact of the changes on these people. The followings are the subgroups they examined.
• People with the minimum safe access to outdoor spaces for physical activities and exercising
• People with poor levels of education
• People living alone during the pandemic imposed lockdowns
• Pregnant and parenting women
The Outcomes For Different Age Groups
The study found out the factors that impact physical activity levels of people below 18 on an individual level. The factors turned out to be age, gender, body image, and motor coordination. However, when measured at interpersonal levels, body weight.
Parent’s education and physical activities turned out to be some more influences. The study also added that environmental elements like surrounding crime rates, recreation facilities, and access to school programs can be some other parameters as well.
However, for older adults of more than 18 years of age, the factors were slightly different. Stress level, intentions to exercise, confidence to achieve goals, were some determiners here. The writers’ group mentioned in their report that healthcare professionals ask questions to their patients to know about their physical activity routine.
Lane Cordova further explained that the importance of continuing with physical exercises increases when a person goes through a major life event. Lane suggested that people can plan family exercise activities, watch workout videos to practice at home, or take breaks from work to stand up for a while.
According to Lane & team, people should put in the effort to maintain their physical activity to ensure holistic well-being and cardiovascular health.
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