{"id":325441,"date":"2025-08-07T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325441\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:49:14","slug":"cardiologist-explains-how-regular-exercise-can-make-your-heart-up-to-20-years-younger-but-only-if-you-start-before-65-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325441\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiologist explains how regular exercise can make your heart up to \u201820 years younger\u2019, but only if you start before 65 | Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While we often associate ageing with wrinkles and grey hair, your heart ages too, but can exercise slow it down or even reverse it? Dr Jeremy London, cardiovascular<\/a> surgeon explains in his August 6 Instagram post the science behind \u201cheart age,\u201d and how the right workout routine may help keep your heart younger, healthier, and more resilient. (Also read: <\/strong>Cardiologist says this \u20181 simple test can assess your risk of early death’: Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds? <\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Exercise Exercise can reverse ageing effects on heart muscle. (Unsplash) Can exercise really reverse heart ageing<\/p>\n

Dr Jeremy explains in his post, \u201cExercise can make your heart younger, but like most things in life, it requires significant effort. In a groundbreaking study, Dr Ben Levine found that as we age, particularly if we\u2019re inactive, the heart muscle becomes stiff. The left ventricle loses elasticity, which increases the risk of heart failure<\/a> and cardiovascular disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

He adds, \u201cIn the study, they looked at adults in their 50s who were otherwise healthy but sedentary. These individuals were put on a supervised exercise program that involved high-intensity and endurance training, four to five times a week, consistently for two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

What did they find? \u201cThe heart muscle<\/a> became more elastic, more resilient, functionally younger. In some cases, the heart appeared 20 years younger. And this doesn\u2019t just mean a longer life, but a much better quality of life too.\u201d<\/p>\n

When should you start exercising for heart health<\/p>\n

So, what are the takeaways? \u201cWell, apparently you need to start before the age of 65, this seems to be an important window. Remember, you can\u2019t reverse decades of stiffness in just a month, but you can start now. And while we can\u2019t turn back the hands of time, we can exercise our way to a younger heart,\u201d says Dr Jeremy.<\/p>\n

He concludes, \u201cSo remember, stay active and avoid being sedentary. Movement is truly medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While we often associate ageing with wrinkles and grey hair, your heart ages too, but can exercise slow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4322],"tags":[1707,117430,1630,105,117431,966,62694,16,15,117432],"class_list":{"0":"post-325441","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-cardiovascular-disease","9":"tag-exercise-program","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-heart-muscle","13":"tag-heart-health","14":"tag-sedentary-lifestyle","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-younger-heart"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114988041365636112","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}