Get your Running Shoes on to Improve your Cardiovascular Health

If you're looking to improve your cardiovascular health and better manage your blood sugar, an intense workout is your prescribed medication. New research from the journal of internal medicine finds that while both low and high intensity workouts provide weight loss benefits, higher intensity exercise improves glucose levels. Canadian researchers studied 300 abdominally obese individuals. For 6 months patients walked 5 times a week. Some did shorter more intense workouts while others had low intensity exercise. Both groups burned the same amount of calories and had similar reductions in waist circumference but the higher intensity group saw improved glucose levels and higher aerobic, but it doesn't take much to amp up your workout. Treadmill walkers can increase the incline or walk at a brisker pace to achieve a higher intensity work out. And runners can incorporate short sprints in between their steady jogging pace.