Are you one of the 3%..?

pinkraynedropjacki

8 out of 9 here.... not so bloody bad.

SeaRunner26

Dang! Missed it by one. But it's not enough to get me to eat my vegetables!

emily_bird

Nine criteria:
– No high blood pressure ....... as far i know, no

– No high cholesterol ...........no

– No diabetes ..........no

– Not overweight .....no

– Not underweight ..........no

– Not obese ........no

– Don’t smoke .........no.never have, never will. avoid people who do.

– Do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week ...........Yes.

– Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day ...........No. It depends on the day. It also depends on what you count as a serving.I do try and get some in every day.I love fruit and veg. Depending on the time of my life, I have.

FaugHorn

7/9 - not bad. I need to work on my veggies and working out consistently.

darrensurrey

Brit here but I don't doubt that 3% statistic is far off in this country.

9/9.

MichelleLaree13

I meet them all :bigsmile:

skellyness

8/9

Swissmiss

I can only claim six of them.

BorderlineAngel

"According to a new study, just 3% of Americans have optimal heart health. Even if you think you’re doing everything right, check out the list of nine heart-healthy items and see where you rank."

Nine criteria:
– No high blood pressure

– No high cholesterol

– No diabetes

– Not overweight

– Not underweight

– Not obese

– Don’t smoke

– Do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week

– Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day


How many on the list do you meet? Just curious.

http://www.blisstree.com/2012/12/20/live/optimal-heart-health-three-percent-americans/
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/20/few-americans-have-healthy-hearts/

Well it depends what you mean by overweight. By BMI standards I'm overweight (which don't mean jack**** btw) but my BF% is in the healthy range. So either 8/9 or 9/9 depending how you look at it.

ETA: I meet 0/9 I'm not american

Topsking2010

Great post. I am 7 out of 9 and should 9/9 in 90 days.

Jacwhite22

"According to a new study, just 3% of Americans have optimal heart health. Even if you think you’re doing everything right, check out the list of nine heart-healthy items and see where you rank."

Nine criteria:
– No high blood pressure

– No high cholesterol

– No diabetes

– Not overweight

– Not underweight

– Not obese

– Don’t smoke

– Do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week

– Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day


How many on the list do you meet? Just curious.

http://www.blisstree.com/2012/12/20/live/optimal-heart-health-three-percent-americans/
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/20/few-americans-have-healthy-hearts/

Interesting they list "not overweight" and "not obese".

Be_EmbracE

Now I think I m 8.5/9 or 9/9??
I try lesser n control my fruits intake 2-3 serving per day average

2gurl45

8/9 ! I don't eat that many fruits and veggies. some days I only eat veggies and no fruits so.... hehe. But almost thereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

coliema

8/9

cubsgirlinny

not yet, maybe next year

JenniBaby85

8 out of 9. :drinker:

sheppeyescapee

6/9 - not enough exercise and am obese still but working on it.

LivingtheLeanDream

8/9!!! I'm impressed even myself at that lol... I don't eat enough fruit or I'd have had a full score!! so that'll be my aim in the New Year

ObtainingBalance

Bump.

oregonzoo

8/9