()This month is Heart Month. It’s a great time to talk with your doctor about your heart health. Heart disease is the most fatal of all diseases. However, you can prevent it with some love and exercise. Exercise improves your heart muscle strength, helps you manage your weight, reduces bad cholesterol, increases good cholesterol and controls high blood pressure. Exercise can reduce your risk of a stroke or heart attack. This is the perfect time to get moving to prevent heart disease.

1. Don’t delay. You can exercise safely right now.Many people are switching to exercise outdoors, such as walking, jogging or running, due to the closure of many gyms and restrictions caused by COVID-19. You can join millions of Americans to participate in free online workouts that will inspire and motivate you to work out. Many people are now claiming that streaming workouts have made it easier to exercise. “lifesaver.”They offer a daily routine, a sense community, accomplishment, and real health improvements.

2. Find classes that are tailored to your needs, goals, and fitness level.You can find a variety of streaming workouts to suit your needs. Research has shown that resistance training and aerobics are the best ways to improve your heart health or prevent heart disease. However, it is important that you do more than just one type of exercise. Jaynie Jornaraa, PhD. PT and Associate Vice-President of Digital Fitness Solutions with, says variety is good for your health. American Specialty HealthFitness. “Exercises for flexibility and balance, such as yoga, tai chi, and dance, can improve your ability to do other types of exercise,” says Bjornaraa. “In addition, they’re fun and great for stress relief, and the mix of exercises can reduce risk of injury.”

Are you ready? Before you start, you need to know what your heart risks are so that you can choose the right exercise program for you. If you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, and/or obesity, you should make a promise to your doctor to talk about your goals for your heart health and the types of exercise that might be most safe.

3. Find online classes and instructors who motivate you. Research shows that half of those who begin a new exercise program after six months are sedentary. Your success is dependent on a coach who motivates and inspires you. The top motivating factors are enthusiasm and encouragement. “real”You can be yourself and enjoy challenging exercises. You will have a better chance of sticking with the program if you can find a class time that works for you. Look into the following options: Silver&Fit®Program, which premieres 54 public, free Facebook LiveAnd YouTubeThere are two classes per week for seniors. These half-hour classes offer cardio, strength/bodyweight training, yoga, strength/bodyweight, dance, tai Chi, mixed formats, flexibility, balance, and flexibility at all levels, including beginner, intermediate, or advanced. Classes run Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. P.T. You can also check out their websites. roster of elite instructorsYou can visit their website at www.SilverandFit.com.

“Anyone can participate in the free Silver&Fit senior exercise classes on Facebook and YouTube, and what better time than Heart Month to get started?” adds Dr. Bjornaraa.

Silver&Fit class participant Ethel George says, “Great workout! Thank you Silver&Fit for keeping us safe, healthy, and sane during these tough times.”

For a complete list of workouts, please visit www.facebook.com/SilverandFitOr www.youtube.com/SilverandFit.