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Women's HeartAdvantage : Risk Factors

Physical Exercise

Introduction
Type 2 Diabetes
Menopause
Smoking
Homocysteine
High Blood Pressure
Chronic Stress

Obesity
Physical Exercise
High Triglyceride/Cholesterol Levels
The Deadly Quartet
Danger Signals
Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Signs and Symptoms of a Stroke

Because the heart is a muscle, its performance improves with exercise. Regular exercise helps prevent heart attack and stroke by lowering blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL, the bad kind). Exercise also makes blood vessel walls more flexible and, in turn, helps prevent hardening of the arteries.

Reference

Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nov. 17, 1999.

Source of Material: RockHill Communications, 14 Rock Hill Road Bala, Cynwyd, PA 19004, (610) 667-2040, http://www.RockHillCommunications.com
Writer: Christine Norris
Editors: Andrea King, Joanne Poeggel, Erin Murphy, Ron Wozny
Clinical Reviewer: Patt Panzer, M.D. - RockHill Communications
Date Written: 3/1/01
Last Reviewed & Updated: 5/31/2003