Physical activities of varying types, frequencies and intensities appeared to lower a person’s incidence of stroke, suggesting “that there is an option for everyone,” researchers wrote.
“Physical activity (and exercise) has long been recognized as a potential behavioral approach for preventing stroke. However, no studies have looked at the direct association between a broad range of activity-related behaviors and stroke risk,” Sherief Ghozy, MD, of the neurovascular research lab in the radiology department at the Mayo Clinic, and colleagues wrote in Annals of