Daily
long-distance walking results in twice as much weight loss as standard cardiac
rehabilitation exercises that involve walking short distances at a brisk
pace. That's what a new report from the journal Circulation and the
University of Vermont College of Medicine finds. They studied 71
overweight patients in cardiac rehab who were randomly assigned to standard
rehab exercises that burned 700 to 800 calories per week or intensive rehab
exercises involving long walks that burned 3,000 to 3,500 calories a week.
After five months, the group walking 45 to 60 minutes a day most days a week
had greater improvements in 10 risk factors including blood sugar levels,
cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and cardio-respiratory fitness. They
all also lost 18 pounds compared to 8 pounds in the control group. It
really shows the importance of getting out there and walking.
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