However, the newest research published in the current issue of theAmerican Heart Association's journal Stroke shows just half an hour of moderate exercise five days a week reduces the risk for stroke by almost 25 percent.
The results of the current trial, presented by Halperin at the annual scientific sessions of theAmerican Heart Association, focused on patients with atrial fibrillation, a condition that increases the risk of stroke fivefold and afflicts 2 million Americans.