CYCLING 20 MINUTES EACH DAY CAN
REDUCE
YOUR RISK FOR CAD AND CANCER BY 50%
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The
World Health Organization (WHO) has
established minimum guidelines for exercise
which has been shown to reduce your risk for
heart disease and cancer. These
guidelines state that adults aged 18–64
should do at least 150 minutes of
moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity
throughout the week or do at least 75
minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic
physical activity throughout the week or an
equivalent combination of moderate - and
vigorous-intensity activity.
The
study published in Medicine & Science in
Sports & Exercise looked at the activity
levels and heart health of more than 1,500
men and women ages 37 to 55 over a five-year
span. Those who racked up the highest amount
of short-bout activity (the average was 28
minutes) on a daily basis were 31 percent
less likely to develop high blood pressure
than those who accumulated the least. Each
10-minute increase in short-bout activity
dropped the subjects’ risk 9 percent.
Similarly, the Copenhagen Heart Study,
which monitored over 5000 people over a
period of 14 years, found a major
association between high intensity cycling
and reduced risk of coronary heart disease
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