Go Easy on New Exercises

It's never too late to begin exercising regularly, but new research points out the importance of the phrase "easy does it" when you first start. A report in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests people who have been very inactive need to be especially careful as sudden physical exertion could put them at increased risk for a cardiac event.

The best advice is to talk with your doctor about an appropriate exercise plan that is based on your medical history. Dr. Satyendra Giri and colleagues at Connecticut's Hartford Hospital say they looked at 64 patients who had been very sedentary and then had a heart attack triggered by exercise.

The researchers say the attacks occurred during or within an hour of vigorous exertion involving mostly aerobic activity, such as running or heavy lifting exercises. They say the risk of having a heart attack was 10 times greater than for other study participants.

However, the authors add that sedentary adults may benefit from modest exercise training. The study points out that those who had an exercise-related heart attack were more likely to be very overweight men who smoked and had high cholesterol levels.

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