Heart Week-2016

Tyumen Cardiology Research Center takes part in implementation of a large-scale project and organizes preventive campaigns for citizens of Tyumen and the Tyumen region. Every year topic and event format is different: cardiologists organized useful walks, football championships between surgeons and patients, examinations of their colleagues-physicians and children who only started doing sports.

This year Heart Day is devoted to Nordic walking. Svetlana Bykova, exercise therapy specialist of Tyumen Cardiology Research Center, says, «Today we apply to people who do not do any sports due to their personal reasons and we suggest to start from the simplest – walking. Researches prove that 40 minute walks every day may prolong person’s life up to 7 years. Nordic walking is more efficient than standard walking – upper and lower part of the body are working simultaneously, so around 90% of the muscles are active (to compare: jogging – 65%, bicycle – 42%, swimming – 45%). Using poles reduces the load onto lumbar spine and leg joints. Besides due to poles support the back stays straight and muscle system is forming better».

Participants of the campaign are going to have preventive examination, a short lecture of Nordic walking advantages, instructions and a walk in a nearby park. Anyone can take part in this campaign.

We remind to you that the main risk factors of heart diseases are high blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose blood level, alcohol overconsuming, obesity, stress and hypodynamia. 80% cases of deaths from strokes and heart attacks are possible to prevent if people lead healthy lifestyle, control smoking, mind their nutrition and stay active. Prevention is recommended by cardiologists from the childhood- the time when habits and lifestyle are only forming.