Arranging a ski trip would usually involve many factors like ensuring a sufficient travel insurance policy is in place and purchasing suitable equipment - but one expert has suggested a visit to the gym might also be a good idea.
Dr Bernhard Metzler, associate professor of cardiology at the Medical University of Innsbruck, told the Daily Mail that the majority of people who suffer a heart attack on the slopes do so because they are not physically prepared for the exertion.
He said: "Sudden cardiac death accounts for a staggering 40 per cent of the total fatalities amongst winter sports tourists in the Austrian Alps and, of these, heart attacks are the leading cause."
Fitness levels, combined with high altitude and plummeting temperatures, were also cited as reasons why skiers may be more susceptible.
People who are interested in following the expert's advice could also do well to take a fish oil supplement, as research published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine recently stated the substance can help prevent heart failure, the Daily Mail has stated.
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