Toning Your Body and Helping Your Heart

By Joanne Van Zuidam

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Tone Your Body, Help Your Heart

The easiest way to stay healthy is to stay active, says fitness expert Denise Austin, who is releasing her fiftieth exercise video this year. “Your heart is a muscle, and you need to condition it just as you would your biceps,” says Austin, a spokesperson for Take Heart, a campaign to raise awareness of heart disease in women. The best way to target your ticker is with cardio exercise.

This 20-minute, 3 to 4 times a week routine does double duty, working the heart as well as the hips, butt, arms and abs. Do each exercise for 60 seconds, marching in place for a minute between each move. Then repeat the sequence. Finish with the Dancer's Pose to release stress and increase flexibility.

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