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Historic Chattanooga Attraction Is Counting Steps This March, Into The Millions
Ruby Falls Accepts The American Heart Association’s Better Heart Health Challenge Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Having walked a staggering 318,331,020 steps since the event’s 2018 inception, Ruby Falls launches the 4th annual Million Steps in March challenge to boost heart health. The month-long event, in collaboration with the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women, kicks off March 1 with the goal of collectively walking millions of steps through March 31 to combat heart disease.
“Physical activity is key to living a longer life and improving mental health,” says Ruby Falls President Hugh Morrow. “Cardiovascular disease claims the lives of 1 in 3 women. Million Steps in March actively unites our community and guests in the life-extending mission of AHA/Go Red for Women.”
How This Army Vet Is Winning Her Battle with Heart Disease
Written by Cathy Cassata on February 22, 2021 Fact checked by Maria Gifford
While heart disease is the number one killer of women, it’s preventable about 80percent of the time. American Heart Association Go Red for Women
Combat veteran Dani Aylsworth shares her compelling story about overcoming PTSD, alcohol misuse, and heart failure to win back her health one battle at a time.
At 23 years old, Dani Aylsworth was a new mom and the only woman in her special forces unit of the U.S. Army. Deployed to Afghanistan, she found herself trying to fit in with her male counterparts.
Problems with the cardiovascular system can show themselves in a lot of different ways.
One person in the U.S. will die from cardiovascular disease every 36 seconds, making it one of the leading causes of death for Americans. Additionally, roughly 655,000 Americans die from heart complications each year which breaks down to one in every four deaths.
While these stats are alarming, it’s more alarming that many people are totally unaware of the small, insidious signs that could indicate cardiovascular issues.
“Many people look to chest pain as a warning sign of cardiovascular disease,” said Mariko Harper, a physician in Seattle who specializes in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. But, he added, “While more than one-half of people present with chest discomfort when they are having a heart attack, up to one-third of patients especially women don’t have any chest symptoms at all. They may present with more atypical or subtle symptoms.”