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Four Short Walks a Day Ease Blood Pressure

Forbes.com
Sept. 17

Taking four short walks a day to lower your blood pressure may be more effective than one long walk, a new study finds. "We had no idea the short bouts would be better," Janet Wallace, professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, said in a prepared statement. "Most studies found in the literature report the long, continuous session as more effective for many variables."

Read the entire article at: http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2006/09/17/hscout534957.html

To learn more about the IU Department of Kinesiology, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~kines

To read more about Wallace, visit: http://info.hper.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/660.html

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