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Hydration and your heart

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Proper hydration is essential for your heart, especially after exercising. Staying well hydrated helps your heart do its job and more easily pump blood through the blood vessels to your muscles. This in turn helps your muscles work more effectively.

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Should you really use your smartwatch or fitness wearable to monitor your heart?

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Wearable devices that can record your pulse can be handy for tracking your fitness – but can you really use them to monitor for an irregular heartbeat?

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Even mild COVID raises the chance of heart attack and stroke. What to know about the risks ahead

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Even a mild case of COVID can increase the long-term risks of serious cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure.

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Had gestational diabetes? Here are 5 things to help lower your future risk of type 2 diabetes

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Gestational diabetes during pregnancy can increase future risk of heart disease. Here are 5 tips to help lower your risk.

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Regaining fitness after COVID infection can be hard

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Regaining fitness after COVID infection can be hard. Here are 5 things to keep in mind before you start exercising again

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The effects of long COVID on the heart

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The impact of COVID long term is yet to be seen, and more data about “long COVID” needs to be gathered, but here’s what we know so far.

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7 heart health mistakes among women and how you avoid them

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To help you stay ahead of heart health problems, here are some heart health mistakes you should keep in mind with solutions to help avoid them.

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10 tips for feeling great and living longer

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Here are our top 10 tips to help you stick to New Year's resolutions for the long term.

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Learn time management to make those New Year’s resolutions stick

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This year, instead of making new resolutions that will take you more time, resolve to learn a skill that will make you more time.

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