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Weaving these tiny bursts of vigorous physical activity into everyday life can halve a woman’s risk of a heart attack, a new study shows. An average of four daily minutes of this sort of activity appears to protect the heart health of women who don’t otherwise exercise, researchers reported Dec. 3 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Small bursts of activity can slash heart risks for women
According to a new study of over 22,000 middle-aged people in the United Kingdom, women who were generally sedentary lowered their risk of serious heart events such as heart attack by 45% simply by accumulating three minutes or so of intense activity into their day.
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A team at the University of Sydney found that an average of four minutes of what they call "incidental" vigorous physical activity a day could cut the risk of heart disease by half in middle-aged women who don't formally exercise.
This kind of exercise can reduce heart attack risk in women by half. And you're probably doing it
New research suggests that short bursts of vigorous physical activity can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. And the effect is strongest for women.
Tiny, daily bursts of vigorous incidental physical activity could almost halve cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women
An average of four minutes of incidental vigorous physical activity a day could almost halve the risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, for middle-aged women who do not engage in structured exercise,
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