Walking As Good As Vigorous Exercise For Heart Health
Published on: May 1st, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson
Several studies indicate that brisk walking may be just as good for your heart as more vigorous exercise such as jogging, running, or swimming.
One of the largest studies on the effects of exercise on heart disease prevention was published in The New England Journal of Medicine in August of 1999. The study consisted of 72,488 females from the Nurses Health Study (NHS). The participants were 40 to 65 at the beginning of the study in 1986. The study continued for eight years during which 645 coronary deaths (475 deaths from heart attacks and 170 from other coronary heart disease) were observed.
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