Air Pollution and Physical Exercise: when to Do More or Less (IMAGE)

European Society of Cardiology

Air Pollution and Physical Exercise: when to Do More or Less

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Physical activity is important in preventing heart and blood vessel disease in young people so long as they don't undertake very strenuous activity on days when air pollution levels are high, according to a nationwide study of nearly 1.5 million people published in the European Heart Journal.

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