Having bad cholesterol is a big concern for many French people.
Having cholesterol is often a concern for many people. Especially when it is bad. One of the most effective ways to reduce your cholesterol level is of course to change your diet. While it is essential to limit your consumption of saturated fats, physical exercise is also useful, even essential.
A study from 2020 suggests that exercise is an effective treatment for increasing levels of “good” cholesterol, or HDL cholesterol, but also that regular physical activity can improve its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. According to the AHA, the American Heart Association, practicing a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise each week is enough to reduce bad cholesterol levels and hypertension.
Among the best sports and exercises, walking is a good solution. Experts advise starting with an effort of 20 minutes at your own pace, three times a week. Then you can increase the duration of the exercise up to 45 minutes 3 times a week. Once your endurance improves, increase the duration in 5-minute increments. Then, integrate additional days into your walking program. To reach the goal of 150 minutes per week.
You can also practice swimming. Swimming for 25 to 45 minutes, varying the strokes and pleasures, allows you to practice an endurance sport. Swimming combines aerobics with low resistance, which helps improve cardiovascular health, increase good cholesterol (HDL) and decrease bad cholesterol (LDL).
Finally, cycling is also very positive. Cycling can increase HDL levels, which helps to remove bad cholesterol from the arteries, it also strengthens the heart and improves blood circulation, helping to prevent cholesterol from building up in the arteries. Finally, and perhaps not something we think about enough, physical exercise, such as cycling, helps to reduce stress, which can have a positive impact on cholesterol and overall health.