The study shows that even low physical
fitness, up to 20 %
below the
average for healthy people, is sufficient to produce a preventive effect on most of the risk factors that affect people with cardiovascular disease.
The results showed that normal physical
fitness, even up to 20 %
below the population
average, is sufficient to have a preventive effect on five of the eight risk factors affecting people with cardiovascular disease — abdominal circumference, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and excess weight.