Heart Age

[Bazile]

Anyone want to give this a go ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45395576

[maggiebee]

Already have and got quite a shock. Need to make a few changes.

[Samuraisan]

I did. Result is my heart is 6 years older than the rest of me, probably due to me being able to lose 5 kilos. It's rubbish, I had a thorough cardio test a couple of months ago and according to Señor Corazon, I am fine.

[Tilly2]

I tried it but couldn't fill it in properly. I don't know my cholesterol count or my blood pressure.

[rockyracoon]

I tried this earlier, it said my heart was 2 years older than me. I’m not overweight, I don’t smoke, so I can only assume that it thinks my postcode is a problem. It never asked how much I drank, or if I did any exercise. Load of crap.

[Old_Geezer]

95 today, 95 today.
I've got the key to the door,
Never been 95 before.

[Prudie]

Same as Tilly so it assumed I was at death's door.

[DTCwordfan]

I'm dead and was buried twelve years ago....

[DTCwordfan]

my heart age is under my actual - expectancy 84 - what they don't count is exercise or the form of it....try 2 hours of lawn mowing per week (by foot) to begin with....and then the strimming and the rest of living in the sticks.

[Tilly2]

Are you twelve years older than your heart, DT?

[pastafreak]

When I answered truthfully...don't know cholesterol and BP, took BP meds( 30+ years ago for 3-4 months during pregnancy ), it gave me an age of 9 years older. A second go...taking a reasonable guess on BP, and saying no to taking meds, and my heart is still 2 years older. Surprised it's not screaming at us all to take statins. That IS the official solution, isn't it?

[ubasses]

Just tried without cholestrol as I only know the overall figure. Came out as heart 2 years younger than me and telling me I am underweight.

[DTCwordfan]

three years older, tilly......plus the exercise effect.

[DTCwordfan]

yes, pasta, for which the quacks take their commission - take 2 Ibuprofen and monitor.....

[Tilly2]

Where does it ask about exercise? I missed that.

[retrocop]

It says this tool is not suitable for me as I have cardio vascular disease. Lol. Having just about survived a quadruple bypass plus 4 CA's whilst on the table a few months ago and coughing up blood in the mornings since I think I know the state of my coronary function. I attended a follow up cardio clinic today as it happens.
Boy do those paddles leave some nice sun tans on my beautifully honed torso when zapped with a zillion volts 4 times (or maybe several joules. Whatever makes you levitate :-))

[tonyav]

Apparently ( although I don't know my cholesterol count or blood pressure ) my heart is 15 years older than the rest of me.

[Tilly2]

Perhaps it's because of your postcode, Tony.

[tonyav]

Could be, Tilly.
Should I try it again with a Chelsea postcode.

[Tilly2]

No! Too smoggy in Chelsea.

[tonyav]

That is most probably down to Roman Abramovich and his cigars