Endocrinology

Active Commuters On Track For Healthy Hearts

A new study published yesterday looked at "active commuters" who biked or walked to work, and reported they had reduced cardiovascular risk factors. Commenting on the study (1), Ellen Mason, Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said: "It"s clear from this study that walking or cycling to work can be a great boost for your heart health, as well as potentially saving cash and being good for the environment. "If you can"t walk or bike to work, you still need to give your heart a workout. Whether you take a walk at lunch, or challenge your workmates to a game of footie after work, we all need to find a way to get our 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week. "Our hearts need more exercise than many of us give them. The risk of heart disease can be reduced by being active, which can also reduce other risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, obesity, and the development of diabetes." (1) Arch Intern Med. 009;169[13]:1216-1223 (2009) Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D et al, of the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues studied 2,364 adults in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study who worked outside the home. The British Heart Foundation

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