From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
February is American Heart Month. It’s time to get back to a big, healthy life with simple steps to improve your heart health. Spending time near trees where you live, work and play can improve your overall well-being. A growing pool of research shows that trees reduce pollution, lower blood pressure and heart rate, lower stress and increase physical activity.
The Million Hearts® initiative and CDC Foundation encourage you to “Start Small. Live Big.” Live big by taking healthy steps to get outside and stay active. Walking or biking in nature is a great start to a more active lifestyle. A wealth of research has linked tree cover and green space to increase in activity and lower obesity rates.
Check out these helpful resources with small steps to live big and boost your heart health: