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Strength exercises you can do at home in 10 minutes

Watch clinical exercise physiologist Jack Heseltine demonstrate strength training exercises like squats, bicep curls and wall push ups you can do at home.

RESEARCH

Finding ways to turn bad fat good

University of Nottingham | Professor Michael Symonds

Healthy people have an optimal amount of body fat which is made up of white (considered to be ‘bad’ when present in excess) and beige (thought to be ‘good’) fat cells. Some of these fat cells are located around certain parts of the heart an...

“I was on a mission to get better”

Denis Collen, 60, from Stanmore, Middlesex, shares how a diagnosis of heart failure and diabetes spurred him to make healthy lifestyle changes.

Scotland introduces opt out organ donation law

British Heart Foundation welcomes introduction of new opt out organ donation law in Scotland

Arrhythmia care coordinators

Our programme has provided evidence for how arrhythmia care coordinators can help improve quality of care for the two million people with arrhythmias or heart rhythm problems in the UK.

Watch: What happens when you exercise?

We all know exercise is good for us, but what actually happens inside your body when you get active? Watch our animation to find out, and read more about how exercise can help your heart.

RESEARCH

Studying how electrical signals interact with calcium levels in atrial fibrillation

University of Glasgow | Dr Antony Workman

Atrial fibrillation is the most common abnormal heart rhythm. Also known as AF, it mostly affects people over 55, and greatly increases the risk of having a stroke. Normally, the heart’s natural pacemaker sends out regular electrical impuls...