February is American Heart Month!

2/8/2022 (Permalink)

Our team is wearing red to promote American Heart Month!

February may be best known for Valentine’s Day, but there’s another reason why it’s associated with hearts: it’s American Heart Month!  We at SERVPRO understand the importance of heart health.  Every year, we strive to do our part and encourage not just our employees, but everyone, to live a more active lifestyle.

Sadly, heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States, but the good news is that there are lot of ways to protect your heart.  Here’s a simple checklist of some preventative actions you can take.

• Understand Your Risks, Whether Genetic or Habit.
• Get Your Blood-Pressure and Cholesterol Checked
• Choose Heart-Healthy Foods
• Aim for a Healthy Weight
• Manage Stress
• Get Regular Physical Activity
• Quit Smoking
• Get Enough Good-Quality Sleep

More in depth information can be found on the NIH website here: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/heart-healthy-living

This year, to further promote a healthy heart lifestyle, we are running (no pun intended) a Steps Challenge for our office.  For the entire month, our employees are tracking the number of steps they take every day.  Whoever has the most cumulatively at the end of February 28^th wins a gift card.  The real winners, though, are all of our hearts! 

We also would like to extend an invitation to everyone to join us in this challenge and help us raise awareness for this cause.  Together, let’s keep our hearts healthy and pumping!