The NHS defines a stroke as “a serious life-threatening condition that happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.” Every year, around 100 thousand people in the UK experience a stroke according to the charity, Stroke Association. There is a number of factors that go into having and can increase or reduce a person’s risk of having a stroke. Some of these are listed by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.
It says there are a number of behaviours that can increase or reduce a person’s risk of having a stroke.
Physical activity, or lack of it, is one of the main risk factors with regard to stroke.
This is because of the number of conditions a lack of physical exercise can lead to, that in turn, increase the risk of having a stroke.
Conditions that can result from not having enough exercise include obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
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As a result, one of the most effective ways to reduce your risk is to exercise.
The NHS recommends at least 150 minutes, or two and a half hours, a week.
However, the more exercise that is conducted, the better for overall health and fitness.
Exercising often is all well and good, but it goes hand in hand with a good diet.
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Speech, their speech might be slurred or garbled, they may be unable to talk at all despite appearing completely awake or they may not understand what you’re communicating to them.
Time, if you see someone experiencing these symptoms, call 999 as soon as possible.
Recovery from a stroke will depend on the severity of the stroke; for some recovery will take a number of weeks, for others it may take longer.
More information is available on the NHS.
