Exercise

Along with eating healthy meals throughout the day and taking your medications, regular exercise can go a long way in keeping you and your organ healthy.

Staying active and enjoying your favorite activities can help both physically and emotionally:

• Helps lower cholesterol and blood pressure
• Makes it possible to reach or maintain a healthy weight
• Maintains muscle tone and helps protect bone strength
• Reduces stress

Exercising responsibly

Once exercise becomes a regular part of your life, it can be easy to overdo it. If you experience any of the following issues, stop exercising and notify your doctor immediately:

• Chest, neck, or jaw pain or pressure
• Excessive, unexplainable fatigue
• Unusual shortness of breath, dizziness, or lightheadedness during or after exercise