Originally published February 7 2006
Three walks a week can protect your arteries from disease, study finds
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Northwestern's Mary McGrae McDermott, M.D., led a study of walkers and determined that walking three times a week can slow the effects of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease.
A new study suggests that walking at least three times a week for a total of ninety minutes may slow lower extremity peripheral arterial disease.
Researchers found that compared to patients who walked less than three times a week, regular walkers were able to go faster and longer on six-mile walking tests, writes Northwestern's Mary McGrae McDermott, M.D. and colleagues in their report.
The average annual decline for PAD patients who walked at least three times was just 48 feet in six-minutes, compared to an annual decline of 56.6 feet for those who only walked once or twice a week, and 79.4 feet for those who didn't walk at all, reports MedPage Today.
PAD patients who walked more than three times a week also had less annual decline in walking speed.
They lost 0.014 microseconds compared with 0.045 microseconds for those who only walked once or twice a week.
Dr. McDermott said the finding suggests that patients who are "unwilling or unable to participate in supervised walking programs may benefit from self-directed walking at home."
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