Exercise Can Reduce Heart Failure Risk at Any Age

Even those who start moving later in life could see benefits, study finds

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By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Starting to exercise later in life can still reduce your risk of heart failure, and even modest increases in activity could provide some protection, researchers say.

“Our findings suggest that when it comes to exercise and heart failure, the better-later-than-never axiom rings particularly true, and that even small boosts in activity can cut risk,” senior investigator Dr. Chiadi Ndumele said in a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine news release. He is a preventive cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine at the medical school.