Exercising Just Three Days
Can Help Protect Your
Heart
According to a recent study by University of Florida researchers,
as few as three days of exercise each week can help protect the heart against
injury from a heart attack.
Endurance
exercises—such as walking, jogging or cycling for 30 minutes—generate a protein
in the heart called Heat Shock Protein 72. During a heart attack, scientists
believe, HSP72 can stabilize and refold damaged proteins, which is vital to
preserving the heart if blood circulation is cut off.
In rats tested at UF,
as few as five days of exercise produced almost the maximum amount of HSP72 that
cells can hold.
"It raises the
possibility that this could be true of humans, too, and we think that this is
very exciting," said Scott Powers, a professor in UF's department of exercise
and sport sciences.
Reprinted from the University of Florida Focus, University Of Florida Alumni
Association, PO Box 14425, Gainesville, Florida 32604-2425.
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