Every second of every day your heart pulses and pumps oxygenated blood throughout your entire body to keep you alive, alert, and well. This wondrous muscle is the core of your being, empowering your whole body. The more you work this muscular organ, which on average is the size of your fist, the more you excel in daily activities.

Imagine this. Every day your heart beats over 100,000 times, pumps 1,900 gallons of blood throughout your body, and forces the blood to travel a staggering 12,000 miles. A healthy heart also helps regulate blood pressure by producing a hormone that aids the kidneys in eliminating salt from the body. With a host of overwhelming duties, wouldn’t you think that it would be wise to put a special emphasis on training and strengthening this muscle?