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You can still improve your heart health by up to 90 percent by starting or increasing physical activity later in life, regardless of your age. 

Dr.  Dietrich Rothenbacher, a researcher at University of Heidelberg, says it’s never too late to get physical: “Changing from a sedentary to an active physical activity pattern, even if initiated at an older age, may result in a strong reduction of coronary heart disease risk.”

Of course, he adds, lifelong physical activity is the most beneficial, but don’t think that going from coach potato to avid walker, runner or gym fan later in life won’t benefit you.

From ‘very inactive to very active’ yielded most benefits

In the United States, however, only a third of the men and a fifth of the women get the recommended 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days of the week. Even fewer people 65 and older are active, according to federal health statistics.

Meanwhile, Rothenbacher and other German researchers in their study found that people who:

•  exercised very little or none at all were most likely to have heart disease;
 
•  started physical activity in their 40s generally cut their risk of heart disease by more than half;

•  exercised avidly from their 20s through their 40s lowered their risk of heart disease by 62 percent, when compared to lifelong sedentary counterparts;
 
•  went from being very inactive to very active enjoyed a 90 percent lower risk of heart disease than people who remained sedentary.

As you can see, it is NEVER too late. Get up and go for a walk, it’s worth it.

source: nubella news

(by Marcela Vanharova)