Researchers have revealed that higher level of physical activity is directly linked with lower risk of heart failure.
Jarett D. Berry, senior author of the study and an associate professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, said the study indicates that physicians and health policymakers should consider making stronger recommendations for greater amounts of physical activity to prevent heart failure.
He said “Heart failure is a big public health concern and in contrast to the dramatic reduction in coronary disease that we’ve seen in the population, the incidence of heart failure remains relatively unchanged.”
Although 30 minutes of exercise a day is the standard recommendation to prevent heart failure, Berry said that may not be enough for a middle-aged person with hypertension, which presents an increased risk of developing heart failure