Stories

Eseta’s second blog continues to follow her journey towards running the New York marathon later this year. She shares how she stays motivated and focused on training.

New research funded by the Heart Foundation will help us understand the heart health profile of Pasifika people living in the South Island

As an airport firefighter and keen dragon boater, Scott Johnson thought he was fit and healthy. He now knows heart disease can affect anyone, at any time.

Shocked by her mother’s heart attack, Marlyn has signed on to be a Heart Racer in this year’s Round the Bays event. 

Jonathan Winther (aka Jono) is a man who loves to help others. But late last year, it was this West Auckland personal trainer who needed urgent help.

Many of us find heading out for a run or hitting the gym a very serious battle, which is why one Auckland fitness group is lightening the mood.

When Koratika Tiban finished a short nutrition course run by the Heart Foundation last year, the first thing she did was go home and overhaul her fridge and pantry.

Chess Severyn-Parrish is on a mission to show others who have experienced a serious heart event that life can go on – and even get better.

As a nurse in a cardiac ward, Zoe Gordon is already helping the fight against heart disease. But this month, she’s taking her support to another level.

When Matt Sillars' family history of heart disease caught up with him, it came as a shock. But his experience of training for sports events has helped him make a remarkable recovery.

As an ex-rep rugby player, non-smoker and young man, the last thing Josh Willoughby expected was a heart attack. He is proof that heart disease can strike anyone, at any time.

Hot rod car enthusiast David Swan is leading a Heart Foundation fundraiser this month, with memories of his own heart attack still fresh in his mind.