If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol there are several steps you can take to get your cholesterol levels to a healthier range. Your doctor may prescribe a cholesterol-lowering drug, such as a statin, or recommend that you change some of your habits, such as eating a healthier diet. And one factor that is key in cholesterol level — no matter what your treatment plan may be — is getting regular exercise.

Exercise: Helping Reduce High Cholesterol

Exercise can help to lower LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, raise HDL, or “good” cholesterol, and reduce heart disease risk by:

• Burning calories to aid weight loss
• Controlling diabetes
• Reducing high blood pressure
• Raising your heart rate
• Increasing your breathing rate and getting more oxygen to your body

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