He or she may advise you to take an exercise tolerance test to determine your present capabilities and identify potential hazards. This will condition your heart and lungs. These activities also help burn calories. Besides weight control, exercise may help relieve tension and help control cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and diabetes. Even moderate, regular physical activity helps lower your risk of heart disease.
Examples are pleasure walking, gardening, yard work and dancing.
Don't let exercise be just a fad. Like eating habits, make exercise a lifetime commitment. You've taken the extra strain off your heart and lowered your risk for heart problems. Keeping the extra weight off is often greater challenge. But you can do it.