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The vascular benefits of exercise, specifically eNOS upregulation, are transient and depend on baseline activity levels; sedentary individuals see significant gains, while active individuals see minimal changes.
If you are already active, you likely have optimal vascular health; focus on consistency. If you are sedentary, starting exercise will yield significant vascular improvements.
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These data suggest that a low intensity of physical activity may be sufficient to maintain normal endothelial function in young healthy individuals. Additional exercise training appears to have little further effect on endothelium-dependent vasodilation and eNOS expression in normally active individuals.
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Supported by specific animal and human studies cited in the review.
Source
Molecular mechanisms of vascular adaptations to exercise. Physical activity as an effective antioxidant therapy?
Georg Kojda et al. · Cardiovascular Research · 2005
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