Pick up the pace

April 7, 2010

Walk it out, and make it snappy: Women who usually walked at a brisk pace (defined as three miles per hour or faster)  had a 37 percent lower risk of any type of stroke and those who walked two or more hours a week had a 30 percent lower risk of any type of stroke, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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