Short-term incentives for exercise can lead to sustained increases in activity

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Short-term incentives for exercise can lead to sustained increases in activity

Adults with heart disease risks who received daily reminders or incentives to become more active increased their daily steps by more than 1,500 after a year, and many were still sticking with their new habit six months later, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health that published in Circulation. The findings were simultaneously presented as late-breaking research at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Session.