Data analysis has revealed that moderate aerobic activity can considerably reduce the risk of stroke.

The large-scale study, carried out by the Prevention Research Centre at the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, showed that the risk of stroke, for both men and women, could b lowered by up to 40 per cent if thirty minutes or more moderate aerobic activity, such as a brisk walk, were undertaken five days a week.

Study author, and director of the research centre, Steven Hooker said that the study was the first to suggest a significant independent link between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and fatal and nonfatal stroke in men and nonfatal stroke in women.

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A recent US study has shown that that about 60 per cent of the protection that women gain against stroke and heart disease is derived from its effect on just a few particular risk factors.

The research, published in the journal Circulation, used data from 27,000 women who partook in the Women’s Health Study. With an average age of 55 years, the participants’ cardiovascular risk factors and exercise levels were monitored for 11 years.

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