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National Heart Charity calls for people in
Merseyside to:- "Sing for their Hearts"
NATIONAL charity Heart Research UK
is calling on choirs, singers and performers across Merseyside to flex their
vocal chords and 'Sing for Your Hear' in the run up to
Christmas. Singing is good for your heart and recent studies have
shown that the health benefits are both physical and psychological because
it is an aerobic activity that increases oxygenation in the blood stream.
The charity wants singers, choirs, music groups and performers will be
running their own event in December 2015, to raise money to help in
the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease.
This year's appeal includes a call to local pubs in
Merseyside to organise their own fundraising sing a long for the local
community in the festive season. Heart Research UK has spent over £500,000
on research grants in the North West in the last 15 years and over £150,000
on healthy heart grants. Taking part in:- 'Sing for Your Heart'
is easy.
All you need to do is:-
► Choose a date in December.
► Pick your venue.
► Perform to an audience.
► Raise money to help hearts near you.
Huyton based community choir:- 'Sing Along Aloud', took part
in Sing for Your Heart last year and will be performing again this year, at
Liverpool Central Station, on 11 December 2015, from 5pm to 5.30pm.
Linda Wooding from the choir said they
really enjoyed taking part and helping hearts. "We're a community
choir and we had such a good time last year doing Sing for Your Heart and a
great response from the public. It was a brilliant event to do and I'd urge
others to take part as you know you are also helping hearts too."
Barbara Harpham, National Director of Heart Research UK said the charity was
calling on people to put on their own performance in the run up to
Christmas. "Everyone can Sing for their Hearts, whether you're in a
band, choir or just partial to a bit of karaoke," she said.
"It's the perfect excuse to get together with friends, family and colleagues
to have fun and raise money for Heart Research UK particularly in the run up
to Christmas when everyone is feeling festive."
Singing is also shown to be good for your heart. Professor Graham Welch,
Chair of Music Education at the Institute of Education, University of
London, has studied developmental and medical aspects of singing for 30
years. He says:- "The health benefits of singing are both physical and
psychological. Singing has physical benefits because it is an aerobic
activity that increases oxygenation in the blood stream and exercises major
muscle groups in the upper body, even when sitting."
A more recent study was carried out at the University of Gothenburg in
Sweden into music and wellbeing which showed how musical structure
influenced the heart rate of choir members. Bjorn Vickhoff, who led a study,
said:- "Singing is good for your health. Our research indicates that
it may even be good for your heart. Further research in this field is much
needed, such as the long term effect of choir singing."
You can also follow Heart Research UK on Twitter:- @heartresearchuk or become
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