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More Great Links

• American Heart Association: Heart Attack/Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment
• ClevelandClinic: Exercise: How much is enough?
• MedicineNet: Heart Failure: Exercise for a Healthy Heart

Sources

• Exercise: How much is enough? ClevelandClinic. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/exercise/howmuchisenough.aspx
• Heart Failure: Exercise for a Healthy Heart. MedicineNet. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=42761&pf=3&page=1
• High Cholesterol: Exercise for a Healthy Heart. WebMD. http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/exercise-healthy-heart
• How much exercise do you need? CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/everyone/recommendations/index.htm
• Just 10 Minutes of Daily Exercise Boosts Heart Health. Washington Post. May 15, 2007. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051501426.html

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