Feb 2004 Walking Rivals Jogging for Heart Health Moderate walking prevents disease as well as more strenuouis exercise does says a new report. A large study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that women over 50 years who walked 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, reduced their risk of having a heart attack just as much as women who jogged, played tennis, or did aerobics for an equal amount of time. Each group cut their risk by a third, regardless of age or weight. It was noted, however, that a leisurely stroll won’t do. You need to walk at a moderate pace of 3 to […]
A half hour’s stroll can give people with hardening of the arteries in their legs or arms a boost in protection from a heart attack or stroke, a study finds. “The findings overall are encouraging,” said Russell C. Pate, associate dean for research at the University of South Carolina’s School of Public Health. “This class of patient already has atherosclerotic disease. It’s important to do everything possible to slow or stop the progression of that disease.” The study found walking boosted levels of a natural clot-dissolving chemical called tissue plasminogen activator, known as TPA. The body makes TPA, and genetically engineered versions are used as drugs to treat heart […]