When it comes to preventing heart disease, regular exercise is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal, experts say---as potent as statin drugs.Women who exercise briskly at least three hours per week slash their risk of heart attack by 30 to 40 percent, according to the ongoing, massive nurses’ health study.
Heart-pumping aerobic exercise lowers bad cholesterol while raising the good kind, demolishes triglycerides, and prevents plaque from accumulating inside arteries.It also combats dangerous abdominal fat.But you don’t need to join a gym.Studies show that exercise is just as effective when done in discrete chunks throughout the day---climbing the stairs at work or taking a fast walk at lunchtime
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