Leading a Cholesterol-Lowering Lifestyle
If you’re not training for the Olympics, your favorite sport - golf, tennis, or even ping-pong - is good exercise. No, dusting the house is not good exercise, but if you get down on your knees and really scrub the floor or, as the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests, “vacuum vigorously,” that counts. (You can even clean to music to get a good rhythm going.) Walking is good exercise. No, let me revise that: Walking is a great exercise that moves virtually every part of your body. (Swing those arms! Shift those eyes from right to left! Turn that head!) Of course, you may prefer riding a stationary bike in front of the TV, jogging a mile before or after work, dancing, mowing the lawn, or raking leaves - all of which come with the AHA seal of approval (as long as your doctor gives the green light).
While you’re trying not to think about scrubbing the floor and mowing the lawn, let me provide you with a few words on how to determine whether your exercise is effective. You can estimate how effective an exercise is in two ways: Count the calories you use and count your heartbeats while you’re doing the exercise.
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