Test Your Heart Knowledge

Celebrate Healthy Heart Month by taking the heart-healthy challenge below. No pressure —the answers are at the end of the quiz! 

1. The average heart pumps ____ gallons of blood per day. 

2. Foods high in ___________ are not good for the heart. 

3. Not getting enough sleep can be harmful to your body and can cause health problems including high blood pressure and _____ _______. 

4. The American Heart Association recommends adults age 65+ aim for ___ – ___ hours of sleep per night 

5. The average heart is approximately the size of a ____. 

How are those resolutions going? 

Here are some numbers to think about: Roughly 79% of goals for the new year involve improving health, but 23% of adults quit their New Year’s resolutions by the end of the first week of January! If you’re among this group, don’t be discouraged, just restart your resolution on a smaller scale. In place of planning for the year, select a shorter timeframe to work within, maybe week by week or even day by day.