Exercise Boosts Health & Well-Being

Maintaining a physical activity regimen may help middle-aged adults improve their heart health by reducing inflammatory markers that are risk factors for heart disease. These activities do not have to been done in a gym. They can be as simple as brisk walking, biking or even rigorous yard or house work.

To investigate this connection, a study was conducted over an 11 year time period, then published in the journal Circulation. Mark Hamer, an associate professor of epidemiology and public healt...