A recent study released in the United States has showed that women who exercise regularly after menopause reduce their risk of heart problems.
The Professional Association of German Internists (BDI) said on Tuesday in Munich that even walking briskly for more than 10 minutes daily helps the heart.
BDI said this has become imperative because heart problems affecting older women include atrial fibrillation (AF), a common type of irregular heartbeat.
The institute said in a report that Stanford University School of Medicine in California monitored 81,000 postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 79.