Health Tip: Exercise Helps Your Heart

Some easy ways to keep moving

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(HealthDay News) -- The American Heart Association says there are a few simple things you can do to keep active and promote a healthier heart:

• Do housework yourself, instead of hiring someone to do it.
• Work in the garden or mow the grass. Using a riding mower doesn't count.
• Go for a short walk before breakfast, after dinner or both. Start with a 10-minute walk and work up to 30 minutes.
• Walk or bike to the corner store.
• When watching television, pedal a stationary bicycle.
• Park on the outskirts of a shopping mall and walk to the stores.

-- Anne Thompson