DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 17 -- Walking briskly for 30 minutes a day, six days a week, can significantly reduce blood pressure, waist circumference, triglycerides, and fasting glucose, while increasing HDL, according to researchers here. Action Points
Explain to interested patients that this study confirms earlier reports of the benefit of moderate amounts of daily exercise.

Compared with sedentary adults, those with moderate intensity exercise -- walking 10 to 11 miles over an average 170 minutes a week -- resulted in a significant improvement in metabolic syndrome