Heart Health Month: Tools to Help Keep Their Heart in Motion
Every year, more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease. That’s why every February, we observe Heart Health Month. It encourages us to take a step back, examine our health habits and take action to improve our heart health. This month, we also raise awareness for heart disease and promote education about heart health.
1 in 5 heart attacks happen without the person even knowing they had one. As the number one killer of Americans, heart disease is a slow-moving epidemic that happens to 1 in 4 people and affects almost everyone.
Heart Disease Facts
• Someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds in the United States
• About half of Americans have 1 of these 3 key risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking
• Heart disease costs the US about $200 billion each year, including health care services, medications, and lost productivity
• Heart disease is sometimes thought of as a “man’s disease”, but it’s the number 1 killer for women as well
• Fewer women than men survive their first heart attack
Changing Habits
Learning about the risk factors for heart disease and how people can prevent them are key to maintaining good heart health. Staying active and eating healthy are important to maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system. Simple changes like picking up a new active hobby such as tennis or simply going for a morning run are beneficial. Substituting certain foods for healthier alternatives in one’s diet can also be very impactful. Drinking diet soda every day can raise chances of a heart attack 43% higher than consuming regular soda, or none.
Although heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, it’s also one of the most preventable. Exercising, monitoring blood pressure, and maintaining a healthy weight are all ways to reduce the risk of developing heart-related health problems. There are multiple ways your customers can monitor their heart health and Omron has many tools to help keep their health in check. These include blood pressure monitors, pedometers, and body composition scales.
Blood Pressure Monitors
Omron offers multiple upper arm blood pressure monitors. The Omron BP7450 10 Series Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor in particular, has a horizontally designed dual-display monitor and stores up to 200 readings for 2 users (100 per user). Users can sync via Bluetooth to the free Omron Connect app for unlimited memory, graphs, and trend tracking, as well as unlimited users.
Pedometer
Customers can gain insight into their walking statistics with the Omron Tri-Axis Pedometer with Calories Burned. With 4 tracking modes to track steps, aerobic steps, distance, and calories burned, the pedometer has an automatic reset each day. The device includes a holster and stores up to 7 days of information.
Body Composition Scales
The Full-Body Composition Monitor Black Bathroom Scale provides Full Body Sensing – a comprehensive understanding of the user’s body composition to help them reach their fitness goals. Easy to use, it measures 7 fitness indicators including body fat, visceral fat, BMI, skeletal muscle, resting metabolism, body age and body weight.
Step in the Right Direction
Making good lifestyle choices are key to improving your heart’s health, and Omron helps push your customers in the right direction with their tools. These are products you and your customers can depend on.
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