February is national heart month, did you know the following?
- The human heart beats 100,000 beats per day
- A normal heart beats 40 million times/yr
- The average adult heart is the size of two clenched fists
- The heart pumps around 2,000 gallons of blood/day
- A typical resting hr =
70 - 80 beats per min
Check out this interactive video that shows how the heart works at rest and during exercise. Pretty amazing!!
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