Your heart pumps about 100,000 times a day. It pushes your blood around 12,000 miles a day. So what do you need to know to take care of it? There are seven main features you need to consider: smoking status, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, sugar level, diet, and physical activity. Women's health expert Kirtly Parker Jones, MD, talks to Medical Director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation Lillian Khor, MD, about which of the seven she considers most important, easiest, and hardest to control, and also gives tips and suggestions to achieve your ideal heart health. To check your heart health status online, take the American Heart Association's My Life Check assessment.