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Health Focus - January 2009

Lose that extra weight - extra walk!

January 4th 2009 11:42

Regardless of where you find yourself on the scale after the holidays, a few extra walks will still do wonders for your heart.

Even if you’re well above your ideal weight, burning off about 1,000 calories a week helps improve your cardiovascular health and reduces your risk of heart disease.

Batting 1,000 -- At Least
After a decade-long study, researchers have found that burning about 1,000 calories a week through exercise was enough to significantly lower the risk of coronary heart disease in women who are obese. It didn’t totally erase their risk, but study participants were far better off than obese women who got little or no exercise.

Exercise, in any shape or form, is proven medicine for your heart -- lowering blood pressure, improving blood vessel function, and possibly inhibiting certain types of blood-clot-encouraging chemicals released by fat cells. Get started getting fit with our collection of online workout videos.

How to Make the Mark
So what does it take to shed an extra 1,000 calories a week? Depends on your size and how hard you work out. You could burn anywhere from 125 to 200-plus calories with 30 minutes of walking -- so you’d need to hit the pavement several times each week.

Extracted from Real Age - available free on the web.

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Comment by Janet Collins

January 4th 2009 12:32

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I love walking. In fact I try to do a long fast walk every day (or every other day) if I can. It is not only good exercise out in the fresh air. It clears the head and makes me feel better.

An most of all - it's free!

Comment by katyzzz

January 4th 2009 12:45

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Good point, I take it you're not a fatty.

Comment by Wilson Pon

January 4th 2009 12:55

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Instead of losing the fat, walking can also boost up our immune system and regulate the blood circulation as well, Katyzzz

Comment by Janet Collins

January 4th 2009 12:59

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katyzzz

I try very hard not to be!!

Comment by signals

January 4th 2009 16:28

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We seem to be in agreement about a lot of things, katyzzz. I walk a lot, always have always will!

Comment by moonglow

May 2nd 2009 23:59

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May 3rd 2009 00:34

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Hello everyone, we all seem to be in agreement, thanks for the visits.

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