American Heart Association national board and committee member, Ileana L. Piña, M.D., MPH, FAHA, FACC, is professor of Medicine Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, Clinical professor of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Offering perspective on AHA Scientific Sessions 2020 Presentation 316 
copyright American Heart Association 2020

"I think this is incredibly difficult in the time we're living now, with the pandemic, because you may be sitting with your children to do homework, or you may be working from home on your laptop, and communicating back and forth to your place of work. But there are ways that you can do this. I have a friend who has a timer. And he sets the timer for x number of minutes. And when he has been sitting for x number of minutes, he stands up, and he walks around the room. If you live in a home that has two stories, going up and down stairs is a wonderful exercise. And the more you do it, the better you're gonna get at it. So, set yourself, or set some music, especially for the Hispanics. We love to dance. Music is in our hearts, it's in our souls. Play some songs that really make you wanna dance, and you'll move. If you're a good Latin, you'll have it in your blood. You will move. And that's another great way to get some activity, and maybe even lose some pounds while you're at it."