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NHLBIHIN
Your Heart Your Life
A Lay Health Educator's Program
Learning About Heart Health
 Español  Teaching Heart Health  Your Heart Your Life Home
 Welcome
 Reviewing Risk Factors
 Part 1: Benefits of Physical Activity
 Part 2: Types of Physical Activity
 Part 3: Important Things to Know
 Part 4: Finding Time to be Physically Active
 Part 5: Walking
 Part 6: Staying Motivated
 Review of Key Points
 Closing
Coming Soon, Watch for other heart education topics

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Part 2: Types of Physical Activity

There are different types of physical activity. Physical activity includes some of the things that you probably do each day, like walking, climbing stairs, or doing household chores.

collage of four images: walking, swimming, bicycling, and gardening

You don't have to be an athlete to become fit. Just get moving! Find something you like to do and that you have time for.

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Archived page, reproduced from a 2006 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.