Get physical activity.

Be active for at least 2½ hours a week. Include activities that raise your breathing and heart rates and that strengthen your muscles. Remember, you don’t have to get physical activity all at once. Spread activity throughout the week or into smaller chunks of time during the day.

Eat healthy.

Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day. Limit foods and drinks high in calories, sugar, salt, fat, and alcohol content. Choose healthy snacks.  Check outFruits and Veggies Matter for healthy recipes!

Be smoke-free.

Avoid smoking and secondhand smoke (inhaling other people’s smoke causes health problems similar to those of smokers). Quitting smoking has immediate and long-term benefits. If you think you’re ready to quit, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW and visitCDC’s Smoking & tobacco Use or Smokefree Women to quit smoking today. 

Know the Signs.

The major symptoms of a heart attack are:

• Pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back.
• Unusual or unexplained fatigue.
• Feeling weak, light-headed, faint, nauseated, or sudden dizziness.
• Chest pain or discomfort.
• Pain or discomfort in arms or shoulder. Upper body discomfort.
• Shortness of breath.
• Break out in a cold sweat.

If you think that you or someone you know is having a heart attack, you should call 9–1–1 immediately. Make the Call. Don't Miss A Beat.