Take Your Heart for a Walk - RealAge Tip of the Day

Take Your Heart for a Walk - RealAge Tip of the Day: "Take Your Heart for a Walk

Wondering if your walking routine is robust enough to really help your heart? Wonder no more.

Research has revealed that walking can do as much to keep you out of heart trouble as more vigorous forms of exercise, such as running, playing tennis, or doing pretty much anything that makes you break a sweat. In one study, women who walked briskly for 2.5 hours per week reaped the same heart disease protection benefits as women who did more intense exercise for the same amount of time."