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We're STILL not getting enough exercise

Americans are walking, but still need more to improve health.

August 9, 2012 at 11:47PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

More American adults are walking regularly, but less than half of them exercise enough to improve their health, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It found that 62 percent of adults walk 10 minutes or more a week, up from 55.7 percent in 2005. But only 48 percent of adults exercise enough to improve their health, which was up from 42.1 percent in 2005, the CDC said.

The agency recommends at least 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, which can lower the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression and some forms of cancer.

Read more from Reuters.

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Colleen Stoxen

Deputy Managing Editor for News Operations

Colleen Stoxen oversees hiring, intern programs, newsroom finances, news production and union relations. She has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1987, after working as a copy editor and reporter at newspapers in California, Indiana and North Dakota.

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