TL;DR: Read it anyway. This may save your life or at least add a few years to it.
Yes, this always a timely reminder. Too many of us neglect the most important component in the car: Us.
I've always been physically fit with bicycle riding/racing and gym work since I was 14 or so. About seven years ago, right after I turned 60, I noted a steep decline in my physical performance. I've been wearing heart rate monitors during exercise for decades and my max heart rate during high end exertion started to drop from the high 180's rather quickly. As a white American male, I first figured I just needed to rest and it would go away. That did not work at all and the HR reduction continued. The stupid thing was other than when I was riding or working out, I felt fine. Absolutely fine.
Finally, I went to a cardiologist and they started with the usual tests: EKG, Stress EKG and all that E36 M3 looked pretty good. At this point, my max HR was about 130bpm. So he booked me in for a CT Calcium Test Score test, which at the time was a fairly new test. This involves a CT scan of your heart. To say that test saved my life doesn't put too fine a point on it.
A good score is less than 50. At 500 they're getting concerned and there will be lifestyle changes being made. My Right Coronary Artery got high score for the month: 1968! Two days later I went in for a Port, Polish and Resleeve also know as an Angioplasty (this audience gets the slang there) I got three stents inserted. As a prelude to the angioplasty, they do an angiogram which is active picture of where and how bad the blockage is. I had a 98% blockage of my RCA and was probably a bike ride or three from a major cardiac event. Or just sitting around too much longer.
Turns out I have a genetic predisposition to calcium deposits in my arteries. Literally, everybody I know was shocked I had this problem, saying, "You're the healthest person I know"! I could not have been more shocked myself. Especially since my family history showed no signs of heart disease; cancer on the other hand...
Since then, I've been able to return to full on exercise with very little restriction. I do bike races and all kinds of stupid things like that. I get tested every year and have had two more PPR's for a total of 8 stents. According to my cardiologist, three things saved me: Exercise, wearing an HRM to keep track of my perfomance limits and the CTCTS.
If you have ANY cardiac health issues in your family (I had none) and/or you're over 50, spend the 150 bucks (most insurance does not cover the CTCTS) and get tested. I've told all of my friends and family about this and a few of my friends got major wake up calls (I don't have to buy much beer when I'm with them).