Federal report promotes commonplace exercise.
Moderate exercise can lower the risk of heart attack, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. The Surgeon General's report, which recommended 30 minutes of endurance exercise daily, also noted that 60 per cent of Americans do not exercise consistently. Burros M. Federal report promotes commonplace exercise. Dr. Steven Blair, editor of the Surgeon General's report on physical activity and director of epidemiology at the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas. Not yet published.