14 Feb Top five heart healthy gifts for Valentine’s Day

On this Valentines Day, get your sweetheart a present that will really make their heart happy — and I’m not talking about jewelry or candy.
This is also National Heart Month and Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to give gifts that will lead to better health. Here are my top five heart healthy gifts for Valentine’s Day:
5. Cook a heart-healthy meal – Surprise your sweetie with a home-cooked, healthy meal.
4. Give a fitness equipment – Give your Valentine a fitness gift such as new workout clothes or equipment. If you want to really make a big impression, give him or her a new treadmill or elliptical machine with a bow wrapped around it.
3. Plan a fitness date together – Take skiing or snowboard lessons together, try ice skating, sled riding, hike at a park weather permitting or do a rock wall climb.
2. Plan to exercise together- Make a vow to start exercising together at a club, or in a home gym you build or ad onto, or in the great outdoors. It could bring you together even more closer and in the long run help keep you both healthier.
1. Get a physical check-up – If you haven’t had a physical in a while do so, with special emphasis on your heart. Get your cholesterol and blood pressure checked.
At Home Fitness consultant Aaron Dorksen’s blog deals with a variety of fitness topics, ranging from workout tips, motivational ideas and feature stories on how exercise impacts people’s lives. E-mail him with comments, questions or ideas for future blogs at aaron@athomefitness.com