Help Us Stop Men Dying Early From Heart Disease
We’ve just finished Men’s Health Week, aiming to raise awareness of the gender gap in health, which sees Aussie men die on average 6 years earlier than women.
The number one killer of Australian men is heart disease. Here’s some disturbing stats
❌ Four out of five heart deaths under 65 are Men
❌ Thirty men a day die from heart disease EVERY DAY in Australia, that’s over 10,000 a year.
❌ Heart disease is the number one killer of men in Australia
Here’s 4 ways for men to reduce the risk of heart disease
- Get your waist size below 95cm
- Get stronger: 40 pushups a day will do
- Stay connected with your mates
- Find out your individual heart disease risk
There are some easy steps Men can take, maybe you or your bloke needs a gentle nudge in the right direction. Here’s some ideas
✅ Get a heart health check at the GP (free on Medicare for over 45’s)
✅ Know your numbers: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Body Mass Index and Blood Sugar levels
✅ If your numbers could use some work, come and see our Exercise Physiologist Ashleigh Hooper for help with 1 on 1 exercise or join our Men-only small group exercise sessions. We know it can be hard by yourself, Ash can help make it easier to shift the needle on the lifestyle factors which increase the risk of dying early from heart disease
✅ Share this Blog with the men you know with high blood pressure
