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Healthy Heart Habits · Heart

How does exercise change the heart?

The heart is a muscle — regular movement trains it like any other.

The simple answer

Your heart is a muscle, and like any muscle it adapts to being used. Health authorities such as the American Heart Association point to about 150 minutes of moderate activity a week — a brisk walk counts — as the level linked in research to better heart health.

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There's more: the heart is a muscle — regular movement trains it like any other. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.

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