In the journal of Heart and Circulatory Physiology mentioned that to the test one element body (toes), a person can know his heart was healthy or not, even in the middle of the holidays though.
Here's how easily, simply by sitting on the floor with legs straightened out ahead and toes pointing upwards. After that try to reach out and touch the tip of the toes with a hand. If You are flexible enough to touch the toes means your heart is still healthy and flexible as well.
In his study, researchers from the University of North Texas and some researchers recruit Japan 526 participants between the ages of 20 to 83. Participants then take a test the flexibility of the body while measured blood pressure, arterial vessels and heart activity.
As a result, researchers found a correlation between the body which is not flexible with arterial vessels are not flexible, particularly on the participants over the age of 40.
Those who fail the test the flexibility of the body and failed to reach the tip of the toes turned out to have a blood vessel is stiff, and it means the ability of the heart becomes less good, efficient and risk of heart disease has increased.
Japan researcher Dr. Yam
amoto said, although the relationship between theory and back muscles with muscle in the leg near the heart of the still vague, but with the existence of this study are quite helpful.
Stiffness of the muscles of your back, legs and heart vessels are interconnected due to the composition of the same kolagennya.
"If you could touch the toes while sitting straight, your heart means is still good enough. But if not, maybe you need to come to the cardiologist, "says Dr. Yamamoto, a researcher Japan as quoted from the New York Times.
But Yamamoto mention rigid muscles is not always a sign of heart disease, the only possible fit and healthy heart less alone than you should