By making one small change, you can reduce your risk. Exercise Start out slow, but incorporate some type of activity into your day. You can increase activity time and intensity as your fitness level increases. Cardiovascular exercise, like walking, running, biking or rollerblading is extremely important to maintain your health, help control diabetes and high blood pressure. It's recommended that you perform cardiovascular activity at least 3 times each week for at least 20 to 30 minutes.
Strength training is also an important component of exercise.
It builds muscle mass and helps to regulate metabolism, as well as to strengthen tendons and joints. Copyright 2000 Humana Inc.