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The study authors examined recent research and found that even small amounts of exercise, including standing, can reduce the risk of heart disease. Even greater reductions in risk can be achieved with more exercise, the researchers said.
The new research also reviewed recent studies that have suggested that excessive aerobic exercise — such as endurance races — may harm the heart. While that possibility warrants further investigation, current research shows that even for people with extremely high levels of training, the benefits of exercise outweigh the risks, according to the report, published Jan. 18 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
“The public media has embraced the idea that exercise may harm the heart and disseminated this message, thereby diverting attention away from the benefits of exercise as a potent intervention for the primary and secondary prevention of heart disease,” Dr. Michael Scott Emery, co-chair of the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Council, said in a journal news release.
“The greatest benefit is to simply exercise, regardless of the intensity,” Dr. Valentin Fuster, editor-in-chief of the journal, said in the news release.
“The available evidence should prompt clinicians to recommend strongly low- and moderate-exercise training for the majority of our patients,” Emery said.
“Equally important are initiatives to promote population health at large through physical activity across the life span, as it [influences] behavior from childhood into adult life,” he added.
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