By this point just about everybody is well aware that their heart is the strongest, most useful muscle in their body. But of course, if this is the case, why is it that so many people take such poor care of their hearts? It boggles the mind to really think about, but for a lot of people the notion of “exercise” is something which sits somewhere between “I don’t need to do that” (as if they are both extremely mighty and immortal) and the number of different excuses that people put up for not actually doing it, such as not having enough time or energy.
Everybody knows that they “should” be working out, so that they can be thin and healthy enough to be able to move around well even when they reach what is traditionally known as “old age.” While the fact of the matter is that aging is an extremely subjective condition, as time goes on it becomes more and more apparent which people are working out, and which ones are not doing so. For one thing, heart disease is far more common in the people who do not get decent amounts of regular exercise as a part of their day. They may have okay health from their blood pressure and such, but often their clogs are forming quickly and horribly.
Keep in mind that when you get your heart beating more quickly, it is more readily able to flush out the kinds of fats which can stick into the small fissures in your blood vessels, which in turn cause many types of blood clots to form up. As the blood vessels get stronger from having extra pressure periodically put on them (and then being allowed some time to heal up), they do not develop these tiny fissures as much. This then leads to having a healthier flow of blood and better health.