Women must face 'Heart Truth'

In the picture, Heather Hynes (front) works out at the Physical Activities Centre on the University of Saskatchewan campus. "The Heart and Stroke Foundation has launched an online initiative focused on healthy hearts for women as part of its The Heart Truth campaign. Heartbeats is an interactive online guide providing helpful tips for a heart-friendly lifestyle. "This new initiative is to help women not only become aware, but move them from good intentions about making changes into actually making those changes," said Rhae Ann Bromley, director of communications for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan. Heartbeats will give users weekly lifestyle tips via text message, e-mail or RSS feed for use by women of all ages and activity levels. Based on the primary essentials to a heart-healthy lifestyle - being smoke-free, keeping active and eating right - Heartbeats encourages users to make permanent lifestyle transitions" - Star Phoenix