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Exercise Need Not Be Difficult

Some people think that you have to work out hard to make exercise worth it. This approach keeps a lot of people from maintaining or even starting an exercise program, according to IDEA, an organization of fitness instructors. Any exercise is better than none. Regularly walking for as little as a half hour most days of the week has been shown to reduce the risk for heart disease, IDEA says.

Publication Source: Vitality magazine
Online Source: IDEA http://www.ideafit.com/
Online Editor: Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer: Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer: Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Date Last Reviewed: 2/24/2005
Date Last Modified: 2/24/2005