Can exercise lower cholesterol? All experts seem to agree when it comes to physical activity’s positive effect on lowering cholesterol levels. It has been proven that even everyday activities like walking to your car, gardening, going up the stairs or cleaning will not only help you lower your cholesterol significantly it can also dramatically raise your HDL cholesterol levels, the good cholesterol responsible for cleansing your blood vessels from excess cholesterol, thus aids in preventing many chronic diseases related to atherosclerosis.

A structured exercise program can have an even greater impact on your overall health, your look and feel and your cholesterol condition. Exercise lowers your LDL cholesterol (the bad kind that builds up into artery walls and contributes to atherosclerosis) and raises the level of HDL cholesterol.

Studies show that during exercise, your body’s circulation is toned up, your heart gets stronger and more efficient, all organs seem to function better what helps your body remove clots inside blood vessels more efficiently. Exercise helps reverses the plagues build up process in the arteries thus preventing chronic conditions like heart disease, which can result from atherosclerosis.

Exercise can lower cholesterol by helping lowering triglycerides in the blood by increasing the lipoprotein lipase. There are large variety of exercise you can do everyday to help lower your cholesterol, some of them are easy and simple and can be conducted without a gym. Among them are: walking for 15 minutes a day, either from a distant parking lot to your work, walking or biking to your bank or supermarket instead of driving, walking up and down the stairs, gardening or cleaning the house.

Biking in particular is highly recommended as it improves stamina, reduces weight and strengthens your heart and other muscle groups which can all contribute to lowering cholesterol.

Moderate exercising for 30 minutes a day can significantly help you lower cholesterol. The 30 minutes can be divided into shorter periods. All aerobic activities are highly recommended but the inexperienced should start slowly and gradually increase the intensity of the exercise to prevent strain. Among aerobic activities are: jogging, biking and swimming. You can take a CD with you to add some music to your exercise or take a friend to jog; your exercise plan to lower cholesterol will become most enjoyable in addition to being highly rewarding.