Many women don’t realize physical activity is important to health

There has been a survey in women that was conducted in February 2006 by a market research firm, Synovate, Inc. It was found out that many women do not realize that being physically active is as important to their heart health as managing other modifiable risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking. In fact, like those risk factors, a person is 1.5 to 2.4 times more likely to have coronary heart disease if they are inactive.