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Sports anti-cholesterol. Physical movement is a medicine even in old age, in fact a study by the University of Padua shows that at least 20 minutes a day of moderate to intense physical activity at the age of 70 protects the heart over the next ten years, protecting him from heart failure, coronary heart disease and stroke. A 70-year-old regularly active has a cardiovascular risk halved compared to one who is and remains inactive over time.
The study was conducted by Claudio Barbiellini Amidei e published in the journal Heart. The work involved a sample of 3099 over-65s enrolled in the Veneto Elderly Project (ProVA). The sample has been monitored for several years; the level of physical activity estimated on the basis of various parameters. Walking or fishing has been classified as a moderate intensity activity. Gardening, swimming or attending an exercise class as an intense activity.
It was also considered who during the monitoring period became active and vice versa during the monitoring period. Well, it has emerged that exercising for at least 20 minutes a day protects against heart failure, stroke and problems with the arteries that carry oxygen to the heart, the coronaries. The risk of these problems is reduced especially for males: a man who was always active for the entire period of the study has a cardiovascular risk that is halved compared to one who is always inactive.
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