Re: Exercise and raising HDL

From: John Merlano (someone_at_home.somewhere)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:16:56 -0400

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:17:36 -0400, Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:

> John Merlano wrote:
>
>> I have a treadmill and would like to know if raising HDL is better when
>> getting heart rate at certain target zone, walking fast for longer periods,
>> or just length of time is better for raising HDL?
>>
>
> Length of time multiplied the vigorousness of the exercise.
>
>>
>> Examples:
>>
>> 1. Getting heart rate to 80-85% for 20 minutes.
>>
>
> 80-85% of what?

Sorry, I meant 80-85% as in maximum heart rate for my age: 220 minus age x
by 80-85%
>
>>
>> 2. Walking 2 miles with heart rate at around 70-75% and speed mostly at 3
>> MPH ranging up to 3.5 MPH - total walking time of 45 minutes including warm
>> up and cool down.
>>
>> 3. Walking 3 miles with lower heart rate than above.
>>
>> All 3 routines above with a goal of doing every day.
>
> #3 will probably raise HDL more than #1 and #2. YMMV.

So would I be correct in assuming the more you exercise in terms of time is
better for raising HDL than exercising less at a sustained higher heart
rate? Perhaps I should put it another way, walking 3 miles a day is better
than walking 1 mile at a higher heart rate?

>
>
> Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
>
> Andrew

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