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Hiking helps heart disease patients

Hiking, in addition to other aerobic exercises, is a good way for many patients with coronary heart disease to improve their physical condition, according to cardiologist Frank Sonntag, a member of the German Heart Foundation's scientific advisory board.

Assuming the patient's coronary heart disease has been adequately treated and is stable, the person should be able to hike without risk in flat terrain, Sonntag notes.