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VIDEO: Dr. Scherwitz - Heart-Healthy Exercises, How Beneficial Are They?

Dr. Scherwitz recalls how beneficial heart-healthy exercises are for women.

Dr. Scherwitz:
You can get enormous benefits from a moderate amount of exercise and a little more benefits from a large amount of exercise. So, a minimum would be three times a week, 30 minutes of aerobic exercise, a maximum would be more than an hour a day, somewhere in between there would be in the middle ground, but even a walking program of three or four times a week for 30 minutes to an hour would be great.

About Dr. Scherwitz, Ph.D.:
Larry W. Scherwitz, PhD, is a leader in the field of behavioral medicine research with 25 years experience in developing and testing approaches to managing chronic disease with lifestyle changes. Dr. Scherwitz has been on the faculty of various medical institutions including Baylor College of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, California Pacific Medical Center, and the Preventive Medicine Research Institute. He worked at the research director with Dr. Dean Ornish to demonstrate that it is possible to reverse coronary heart disease with lifestyle changes including diet, exercise, stress management and social support. Dr. Scherwitz’ is often a keynote speaker at conferences and has published his research discoveries in an array of prestigious medical journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet, and Psychosomatic Medicine. Presently, Larry and his wife Deborah Kesten, MPH have a coaching practice to help clients lose weight as well as prevent, halt, and reverse heart disease. Larry also consults with clients to help them design studies to evaluate the efficacy of complementary and alternative practices.

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