For years we have heard people say that to avoid the harmful effects of bad cholesterol you need to be involved with some form of exercise. The exercise cholesterol link has been a running motto of most health experts. However, the truth to this matter has not been clearly established before because most studies involve two factors at the same time; one is exercise and the other is dieting.

Because of this, the researchers found it very hard to find the demarcation line where one factor begins to affect cholesterol and the other does not. Fortunately, there was a study that finally silenced the debate about exercise as a deterrent of cholesterol linked heart diseases. The experts in the study stated that exercise raises the level of High Density Lipoprotein. This means that with exercise, the cholesterol becomes more fluffy and big thereby making it easier for the body to excrete. You see the problem with cholesterol is if it is of the low-density lipoprotein type or LDL.

Because they are too small, it can find its way through the walls of the blood vessels and the heart where it usually accumulates and start hurting your body. With a fair amount of exercise, these LDLs are moved from the blood to the liver through enzymes, which are stimulated through exercise. As stated earlier, the cholesterol becomes bigger with more exercises because the proteins that bind with cholesterol become larger due to exercise. This situation will make HDLs carry more cholesterol in them and flush it out of your system.

Now that we have established the link between exercise and cholesterol, the next big question is how much exercise should be done. The experts in this field are in agreement that at least thirty (30) minutes of moderate exercise each day every week will help make your body an efficient machine in fighting the pernicious effects of cholesterol. In addition to that, it has also been suggested that even accumulated amount of physical activity throughout the day is good for people suffering from obesity or overweight. So if you are home buddy, then you can cut your sedentary life by just doing some plain old household chores if you want to treat your heart and your body well. Interesting to note, is that in the same study it has shown that increasing your intensity of exercise like adding jogging, brisk walking, weightlifting and others have a direct correlation to higher HDLs. The scientists have therefore concluded that moderate exercise will help you but more exercise will definitely seal the deal.

Knowing these facts on hand, it is now time for you to choose a type of exercise that suits your taste. It must be something that will keep you doing it constantly and for at least 30 minutes each day. Go ahead play with your dog in the park or ramp up your gardening skills as long as it raises your level of physical activity in each day, that will surely help in your battle for a full health. Remember that doing something is better than nothing and doing more is certainly the best.

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