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Article: Getting the most from exercise--even after you stop.(Web Exclusive)
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- May 28, 2003
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The trouble with exercise is there's work involved in workouts. It's not just straining at the weights, or pounding out miles in running shoes, or sweating through aerobics. You actually have to get up and make time in your busy life to do this stuff. That's why so many people start and then drop out. ``If we could just put exercise in a pill,'' a physician told me once, wistfully, ``we could get rid of so many medical problems.''
There is no exercise pill. But new research presented this week shows there is a type of exercise that people are more likely to keep doing. Other research points to exercise that provides heart-healthy benefits even after you stop ...