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Doing This Each Morning Can Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Disease By Up To 30 Percent

And it's so simple. - by Lucy Bode
  • 28 May 2018
Doing This Each Morning Can Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Disease By Up To 30 Percent
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If you’re one of the two in three Aussies that drives to and from work every day, listen up.

According to a new study published in the journal Heart, those who swap travelling via car for more active commutes cut their risk of dying from heart disease or stroke by up to a third. 

In an effort to understand the relationship of everyday activity on health, researchers from the University of Cambridge, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial College London investigated the everyday habits of over 350,000 people across the UK.

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Each participant was quizzed on their travel preferences, as well as other important behaviours (like smoking) and were followed for an average of seven years. About half (52 per cent) described themselves as “regular commuters” (aka, those who commuted to work three or more times per week.) And about two-thirds of regular commuters said they relied exclusively on a car to get to work. 

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They found that those who opted for cycling, walking or taking public transport had an 11 per cent lower relative risk of developing heart disease or stroke and 30 per cent lower relative risk of premature death.   

“More active patterns of travel were associated with a reduced risk of incidental and fatal CVD and all-cause mortality in adults,” researchers explained.

“This is an important message for clinicians advising people about how to be physically active and reduce their risk of disease.”

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Lucy is Women Health’s digital editor, social media specialist and the go-to girl for all things holistic wellness. Her background as a journalist and passion for food, fitness and integrative medicine has led her to write for some of Australia’s leading publications over the course of her career.

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