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Il court pour la santé de son cœur.

Il court pour la santé de son cœur.
He runs for the health of his heart.
From Lesson 58:Expressing purpose (pour)·French

Breakdown of Il court pour la santé de son cœur.

pour
for
son
his/her/its
courir
to run
la santé
the health
le cœur
the heart

Questions & Answers about Il court pour la santé de son cœur.

The lesson is about using pour with an action (an infinitive verb), so why is there no infinitive here?
While this lesson focuses on pour followed by an infinitive verb to mean "in order to", pour is also used just like the English word "for" when followed by a thing (a noun). Here it is followed by the noun la santé (the health) to explain the reason he runs.
Why is son used for "his" here?
In French, possessive words like son match the gender of the thing being owned, not the owner. Because cœur (heart) is a masculine word, we must use the masculine son. It would still be son cœur (her heart) even if we were talking about a woman running!
Why is the verb court spelled exactly like the English word for a tennis court?
It is just a coincidence! Here, court is the "he/she/it" form of the irregular verb courir (to run). To say "I run", you would say je cours, and "he runs" is il court.
What is that joined letter "œ" in cœur?
That joined letter is called an "o-e ligature". It changes how the vowel is pronounced. In the word cœur, it makes a sound quite similar to the "ea" in the English word "learn" or the "u" in "surf".

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