Walking 5 Days a Week Helps Prevent Stroke

How can we reduce our chance of having a stroke?

In a long term study of over 60,000 people (46,405 men and 15,282 women), researchers found that 30 minutes of exercise, walking 5 days a week or jogging just 3 days/week, resulting in a moderate level of fitness, reduces the chance of having a stroke by 40% for men and 43% for women. That is a lot of benefit for not much exercise!

The benefit of moderate exercise was independent of other health conditions, such as, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure in decreasing the risk of stroke. Stroke is often fatal or a devastating disease with a long road to full recovery.

So get on those walking shoes and get out there.......