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WOMEN across Clare are being encouraged to attend an awareness evening, organised by “Take Thirty Women Fitness Centre’ on the issue of heart disease.
The event will take place at the “Take Thirty Women Fitness Centre, located above Liam Cleary Car Sales, Kilrush Road, Ennis, at 7.30pm on Thursday July 19.
The aim of the event is to raise awareness and _ provide an under- standing of the problems associated with heart disease.
Several health professionals will be on hand to explain how simple pre- ventative measures can help reduce
the risk of heart disease.
According to the Irish Heart Foun- dation, approximately 10,000 people die each year from cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and other circulatory diseases. CVD is the most common cause of death in Ireland, accounting for 36 per cent of all deaths.
The largest number of these deaths relate to CHD, mainly in the form of heart attacks. 22 per cent of prema- ture deaths (under age 65) are from CVD.
“Take Thirty’ manager Celina Kil- leen said the purpose of this aware- ness evening is to encourage people to lead a more active lifestyle.
She said “The main aim of the evening is to try to get people to be nee) Kemr-LOLB Aon
“We want to show that by lead- ing a more healthy lifestyle you can combat and reduce the risk posed by heart disease”.
Celina’s own interest in the subject was fuelled by the death of a fam- ily member from heart related prob- snake
“It was all sparked off when a member of my own family died. I had been involved in health and fit- ness for most of my life and yet was surprised to see the stats about how many people are affected and the amount of problems it causes”
Attendees at the awareness evening
will have the opportunity to have their blood pressure checked and find out their body mass index, body fat per cent, and hydration levels.
Ennis based chiropractor Dr. Heather Thompstone will address is- sues relating to heart disease, while Jim Fives of the Irish Heart Founda- tion will give an overview of his or- ganisation’s work.
Members of the Health Services Executive will offer advice on how people can make their lifestyle a healthier one.
Celina added, ““We want to encour- age people to be more active. All it takes is 30 minutes exercise a day, so you see it doesn’t take that much ef- fort to prolong your lifespan”.