Men's Health

WHAT YOUR HEART IS DOING FOR YOU ALL DAY

YOUR HEART PUTS UP WITH A LOT. It’s your hardest-working muscle, beating an average of 100,000 times every day to get you through your Spiderman-pushup set, your digital cruise through your socials, and your oh-shit-that-was-due-yesterday moment. Though you might like to think it’ll keep pumping forever, some parts of your daily routine are extending its life (and yours) while others could be shortening it. Discover what your day is really doing to your heart—and how to make its job easier.

WHAT YOUR HEART IS DOING WHEN:

YOU SIT DOWN (TO WORK… AND WORK… AND WORK)

at your desk writing an email, scrolling through football stats, or catching up on your heart is on something like cruise

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