Heart Disease or Cardiovascular disease is the world's number one killer. Heart disease kills far more people than any other illness, more than all forms of cancer combined. Research suggests that yoga's combination of stretching, gentle activity, breathing, and mindfulness may have special benefits for people with cardiovascular disease. The focus of this sequence is to open your chest and create the opportunity so that prana or vital energy go freely to Heart Chakra or Anahat Chakra. Practice this yoga sequence when you're feeling sad or restless.

Our life span primarily depends on the functioning of the heart. Routine heart exercise and proper diet are major requisites to maintain a healthy heart.
You are at a greater risk of a heart attack if you do not exercise. Lack of physical activities and heart exercise can be a life-threatening factor which might culminate in the worst heart diseases, both in men and women.