meaningful association between leg strength and heart health.
A 2024 study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that greater quadriceps strength was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for heart failure among people who had experienced acute coronary syndrome.
Research presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure 2023 meeting also reported that people with stronger legs were less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack.
These findings are encouraging, but they show an association rather than proof that leg exercises directly prevent
