Your heart age may be older than your real age due to risk factors like high blood pressure, smoking, or inactivity. Find out where you stand and what you can do about it.
Answer a few questions about your health. Your result is an estimate based on known cardiovascular risk factors — always discuss results with your GP.
Heart age is a way of expressing your cardiovascular risk in a format that is easy to understand. If your heart age is higher than your actual age, it means your heart is under more strain than it should be for someone your age.
With the right lifestyle changes — and medication if needed — many people can significantly reduce their heart age and cut their risk of heart attack and stroke.
Learn about coronary heart disease on NHS.uk →Some risk factors can be changed, others cannot. Focusing on what you can control makes the biggest difference.
The leading modifiable risk factor. Target: below 130/80 mmHg. Managed through diet, exercise, and medication if needed.
Doubles your risk of heart attack. Within a year of quitting, risk drops by 50%. Free NHS Stop Smoking services available.
Builds up in arteries, causing narrowing. Managed through diet, exercise, and statins if prescribed.
Obesity increases blood pressure and cholesterol. Even losing 5–10% of body weight improves heart health.
Regular activity strengthens the heart and lowers blood pressure. Aim for 150 minutes of moderate activity weekly.
Risk increases with age. A family history of heart disease raises your risk — but doesn't make it inevitable.
If you have chest pain that comes and goes and is not severe, call NHS 111 for advice. Available 24 hours a day.
Call 999 immediately for crushing chest pain, pain spreading to your arm or jaw, shortness of breath, or sudden sweating.