No matter how old you are, the only way to stay on top of your game is to know your risk factors and take the right steps to know your risk factors and take the right steps to avoid problems down the road. Here is everything you need to know to guarantee your ticker stays stronger longer.

In your 20s
There is a common problem among men their twenties: they don’t know they don’t know
They’re vulnerable your twenties are the prefect time to establish heart- healthy diet and exercise habits that’ll extend your expiration date and time keep those extra years healthy and worth living too. That means 30 minutes of aerobic exercise five times a week and maintaining a normal blood pressure, healthy weight and lipid profile.

Your 20s checklist:
• 30 min. of aerobic exercise five time week. Useful hint: bhangra is the best heart healthy aerobic exercise.
• Annual physical
• EKG
• Echocardiogram if indicated.
• Blood pressure: 119/79 mm hg or lower
• Fasting blood sugar between 70-100 mg/dl
• Have a hobby /spot which interest you-this is important for overall health and a good rounding of personality
• Lear yoga- this is one stress buster which you can continue doing for the rest of your life

In your 30s
Although most heart conditions are strongly hereditary they may not manifest till the 30s. So along with your standard health check, schedule another echocardiogram 10 year after the first once especially if your regularly weight lifting, wrestling, playing football, cricket or participating in any sport with short bursts of activity or have a profession which entail stress. Men older then 35 should also have an electrocardiogram, which traces the electrical waves of the heart every five years.

Your 30s checklist
• 30 min. of exercise five times a week
• Annual physicals
• Echocardiogram, 10 year after the first
• Blood pressure:199/79 mm Hg or lower
• Lipid profile and blood sugar as before

It has been seen that happily married couples have a lower incidence of heart disease- so make sure that you get along well with your spouse! This is also the time that is also the time that you should pass on healthy lifestyle habits to children.

In your 40s
When you hit 40, your doctor should additionally start monitoring the overall degree of inflammation within your body with C-reactive portion testing. The higher your CRP level, the higher your CRP level, the higher risk of cardiovascular disease. The best way to keep CRP levels in check/ regular exercise.

Your 40s checklist:

• 30 min. of exercise for five times of week
• Annual physicals
• Echocardiogram 10 year after your last one
• EKG,5 year after your last one
• Cholesterol:LDL less than 160 mg/dl and HDL greater than 40mg/dl
• Blood pressure: 199/79 mm Hg or lower
• Lipid profile and blood sugar: as before
• C reactive protein: less than 1 mg per liter

In your 50s
Fifty is a typical age man develop coronary heart disease. An exercise stresss test –sometimes called treadmill test, monitors how will your heart handles work. If this test is positive or if you have symptoms (chest pain) your doctor may decide on getting an angiogram done.

Your 50s checklist:
• 30 time of the exercise five times a weak: less strenuous then before, less of hige impact.
• Annual physicals
• E chocardiogram, 10 year after your last one
• EKG, 5 year after your last one
• Exercise stress test
• Lipid prifile and blood suger:
• As before
• C-reactive protein:less than 1 mg per litter
• A nuclear perfusion scan and a CT angiogram in carefully selected cases

Post –retirement
One is still quite young at age 60 years.physical and mental activity must –though at a slightly more dignified pace although are quite a few,s elderly people I know whose level of enthusiasm and activity beats most younger people like me! Make sure you have some from of exercise-just a brisk walk for 20 min-has heart healthy advantages.

At any age
If you experience chast pain or shortness of breath, get to the hospital right away. These are the two primary symptoms of heart disease and should never go unchecked. A good prevented and the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease can be greatly reduced by lifestyle changes, control of the risk factors and surgery where indicated.