Your Heart Your Life: A Lay Health Educator's Program Regular physical activity can: Help your heart and lungs work better Lower your blood pressure and blood cholesterol Lower your blood sugar Help you control your appetite and weight Don't wait another minute! This program can help you get more physically active, no matter how old you are, or what physical shape you're in now. The Your Heart, Your Life program can help you learn about physical activity and heart health, and to teach others too! Archived page, reproduced from a 2006 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.