How much you exercise and what the scale says both play a role in determining whether you will develop problems like high blood pressure and bad cholesterol—so does the amount of body fat you are carrying. A new study has entered the debate over whether someone can be heavy but heart healthy.
Researchers included more than 3,100 healthy men and women who volunteered for at least three check-ups. Those who maintained or improved their fitness between the first two check-ups were less likely to develop high blood pressure or cholesterol problems during the next six years. Those who put on more body fat were more likely to develop these problems.
That’s not surprising, but here is the interesting news. If people who put on fat kept their fitness levels up, their risk of problems did not increase as much. According to researchers, exercising to become more fit can trigger improvements within your body, regardless of how your body fat changes. So if you are exercising but not losing the weigh you’d like, you are still doing your heart a favor.
*Submitted by Lisa Bohrer, RN, BC, Health and Wellness Manager for The PharmaCare Network.
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