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Little Exercise Can Go a Long Way
A little bit of pain may be all you need to feel when it
comes to exercising your heart.
The intensity of the physical exercise you need to do to
reduce your risk of heart disease depends on your individual
fitness level, says a study in a past issue of Circulation.
The harder you exercise, based on your own perception, the
lower your risk of heart disease, even if the intensity
level of your exercise doesn't meet the current recommendations
for physical activity, the study found.
It's long been known that physical activity is associated
with a decreased risk of heart disease and other chronic
diseases. However, the level of exercise intensity required
to achieve that benefit is less clear.
This study followed 7,337 men in the United States, average
age 66, from 1988 to 1995. It found the relative risk of
heart disease among men who perceived their exercise exertion
as moderate was 14 percent less than men who rated their
exercise exertion as weak.
Men who perceived their exercise intensity as somewhat strong
had a 31 percent lower risk of heart disease, and men who
rated their exercise intensity as strong had a 28 percent
lower risk.
Here's where you can learn more about exercise
and your heart.
Article Source: HealthDay
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