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Even just a little exercise, such as a brisk walk a few times a week, can significantly improve the overall fitness of healthy but sedentary people, researchers at Queen's University in Belfast have found. A 12-week study of more than 100 people aged 40 to 60 showed significant reductions in systolic blood pressure and waist and hip girth among those who walked briskly for 30 minutes three times a week, healthday.com reports.

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