Lower Cholesterol5 Reasons to Exercise
Exercise, especially aerobic exercise, is beneficial for your cardiovascular system.
Here are 5 reasons to add physical activity to your everyday routine:
1. Decrease risk for breast and colon cancer
A study has found a 35% reduced risk of getting breast cancer in women who are regularly active. Physical activity also increases survival rate in women diagnosed with breast cancer. The Harvard Nurses’ Health Study shows walking three to five hours each week to decrease risk of death 50 percent. Physical activity has also been linked to reduced risk for colon and rectal cancers.
2. Increase your life span
Heart HealthLower Heart Disease Risk While at Work
Being active while you work can reduce your risk for heart disease just as much as exercising in your leisure time.
A Finnish study of 60,000 men and women reports reduced heart failure risks when physical activity levels increased at work.
The study found increased on-the-job activity levels lowered risk for heart failure.
Lower Blood PressureHigh Blood Pressure and Flexibility – What do they have to do with each other?
Flexibility refers to the ability of your joints to move through a full range of motion. How flexible you are in a particular joint is connected to the muscle length that attaches to that joint and how far that muscle will stretch. Having flexibility in your muscles allows for greater movement around joints. The shorter and less flexible the muscle, the tighter the joint.
What Does Flexibility Have to Do with High Blood Pressure?
Lower Cholesterol4 More Reasons to Exericse (. . .if you needed more!)
1. Increase your life span
Individuals who stay in shape as they age live longer, particularly when evaluating heart disease risk. An Archives of Internal Medicine study showed a workout a day may add ~4 years to your life. A sample from the Framingham Heart Study found individuals who walked 30 minutes 5 days a week lived 1.3 to 1.5 years longer than sedentary individuals. Boost your exercise intensity and studies show you may add 3.5 to 3.7 years to your lifespan.
2. Improve your quality of life as you age
Lower Cholesterol3 Reasons to Exercise
Physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, is beneficial for your cardiovascular system.
Here are 3 reasons to add physical activity to your daily routine starting today:
1. Lowers LDL cholesterol
Lower Blood PressureSteps to Lower Blood Pressure
A few steps you can take right now to promote a lower blood pressure include:
- Quit smoking
- Lose and/or maintain a healthy weight
- Decrease salt intake to less than 2400 mg sodium per day
- Restrict alcohol to less than 1 drink/day for women and 2 drinks or less per day for men
- Exercise 30 or more minutes daily
- Following a heart healthy diet, such as the DASH diet to lower blood pressure
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All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
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