Guest guest Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 MM Comments: Regardless of our BI-related aches & pains, we must ALL 'keep moving', to feel better! Just ask ! Step Aerobics A small study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness suggests that aerobic exercise improves your overall cholesterol and that step aerobics in particular may raise your HDL, or "good," cholesterol. For their research, investigators divided 45 previously sedentary college women into three study groups. The first group participated in traditional aerobic dance, the second participated in step aerobics, and the third remained sedentary. After just eight weeks, the two activity groups had significantly lower levels of total cholesterol as compared to the sedentary group. Furthermore, the step aerobics group had a significant rise in HDL cholesterol. The researchers are unsure why this phenomenon occurred, but state that their findings were limited because the number of participants was small and they were unable to control the participants' diet and other factors. The bottom line? Get up and exercise!- M. Ellman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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