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No matter how much attention you pay to your diet, you're at risk of a heart attack if you don't exercise.

Lack of exercise is the single worst risk factor for heart disease for both men and women, yet seven out of ten adults don't do enough.

This doesn't mean you have to rush to your local gym: becoming just a little more active will make a real difference.

Think of exercise in terms of everyday activity: the more you do, the better your fitness and the lower your risk of heart disease.

How does exercise help heart disease?

Being physically active halves your risk of heart disease. This is because exercise:

• lowers blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease
• increases good HDL cholesterol that transports fat away from the arteries and back to the liver for processing
• may reduce levels of bad LDL cholesterol that can form fatty deposits in the arteries and contribute to heart disease
• improves circulation by preventing blood clots that can lead to heart attack and stroke
• increases fat loss
• helps weight-loss
• builds muscle mass.

Exercise also reduces stress by releasing feel-good hormones called endorphins.

How much exercise is enough?

A 30 to 40 minute brisk walk three times a week is enough to improve your fitness level and reduce your cardiovascular risk.

If you are at increased risk of heart disease

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To be happy and be single, you must first be happy with yourself.

You cannot rely on anyone else in life to make you happy, the happiness comes from within.

To start you need to look for the good in all you have, not focus on what you don’t have, which would be a partner in this particular situation. You must be able to meet all your needs on your own.

First, love yourself, love you body, your face, your personality, your environment. Look in the mirror and see your beauty on the outside and the inside. When you see that beauty, when you feel that 

I had a friend in college who, as gregarious and gorgeous as she was, had some difficulty dating. My girlfriends and I were all surprised to hear that by the end of a particular date, the guy was quiet and aloof. Then she told us, of course, what the topic of conversation was for the night. She presented him with a laundry list of things she wanted in a guy from career all the way down to creed! While she may not have presented it as a laundry list per se, we gathered that by the end of the night, he was likely feeling intimated and overwhelmed. 

Unfortunately this is a trend in dating and both genders are guilty. A lot of you are far too serious about dating— when nothing is mandatory, when actually there’s nothing to take so seriously. Nothing is written in stone and most rewarding, you have the opportunity to just have fun, with no strings attached. If you catch yourself committing one of these crimes, or more next time you’re on a date, know this: you’re way too serious about dating.

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Like my friend, most men and women think they know what they want in a partner.