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Love for a healthy heart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love training and lifestyle coaching. It’s our calling, our passion. So, it’s only natural to dedicate a blog to it on Valentine’s Day. But let’s not delve too much into the theme just yet and instead dive into what it means to have a healthy heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lifestyle changes for your health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you start at BOOSTClubs, it always begins with an intake; an initial conversation where we find out what your wishes are and what we can do for you. Often, we hear that people want to work on their “health.” But when you inquire further about what that means to them, it seems people don’t really know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WHO<\/a> states: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” However, there has been significant criticism<\/a> of this definition from organizations such as Positive Health<\/a>. Their statement on this matter reads: “People are not their conditions. Yet, in healthcare, we typically focus on them. All attention is directed towards their symptoms and health problems, and how we can solve them. Positive Health takes a different approach. The focus is not on illness, but on people themselves, on their resilience, and on what makes their lives meaningful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health is a broad concept. It’s not surprising that many people strive for it, but may not fully understand what it means for them. Since this blog is about the heart, we will focus on a more physical aspect of health, namely metabolic health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metabolic Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we talk about metabolic health, we’re referring to having healthy values that influence the prevention of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. If you have 3 or more of the following symptoms, it’s called metabolic syndrome:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Excess fat in the abdominal cavity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. High blood pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Elevated blood sugar levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Elevated blood lipid levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Low HDL cholesterol levels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Lifestyle factors can influence these values, and we’ll explain how that works below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nutrition and the heart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


    Your dietary pattern influences your heart and vascular health through the following pathways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n