Want Good Cholesterol? Exercise!
Everyone knows exericise is good for your heart. But do you need intense exercise? Or is is it ok to exercise at low intensity for a long time? Well, it turns out that to increase good cholesterol exercise duration matters. Or at least that’s what Dr. Satoru Kodama and colleagues reported in The Archives of Internal Medicine.
This study was a statistical analysis of other studies which had generally shown exercise increases good cholesterol, but the strength of the effect varied. The statistical analysis of all studies revealed that duration is more important than intensity. It also showed the HDL raising effect of starting an exercise program was strongest for those with low BMI (body mass index) and initially high cholesterol.
I guess this makes sense: If you already have good cholesterol, more exercise isn’t going to make much difference. And if you are obese, it’s likely some experiments were of too short duration to have a huge effect? (Or so it seems to me– but I’m a mechanical engineer. So, don’t go by my speculations!)
Still, I guess this study would suggest long walks are great!
Completely agree. People need to take control of their own health, and exercise solves most problems. I saw another good article at http://meddlinks.com/, under the well being and dieting section busting various “fitness myths”
Dom
Dom (new comment) - October 5th, 2007 at 1:53 pmThe last site i visited didnt have much info about cholesterol then i ended up here I am searching for solutions that it is worth reading . thx
KatieCholesterol (new comment) - August 22nd, 2008 at 2:04 pmI definitely believe in the power of exercise. When my parents starting walking, they were noticeably healthier and more vibrant.
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