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Exercise's Effects on the Heart

Inactivity is one of the four major risk factors for coronary artery disease. However, exercise helps improve heart health in people with many forms of heart disease and can even reverse some risk factors, such as some of the effects of smoking.

Like all muscles, the heart becomes stronger and larger as a result of exercise so it can pump more blood through the body with every beat and sustain its maximum level with less strain. The resting heart rate of those who e...

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Screen for Heart Disease

Doctors, medical societies and public health officials have been encouraging people to exercise for years. It is quite apparent that those who exercise obtain multiple benefits. These include better... Read more »

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