Walks can cut heart failure in over 60s

Walking or cycling for 20 minutes a day can reduce a 60-year-old man’s risk of heart failure by a fifth, a study has found.

Researchers monitoring the progress of 33,000 Swedish men from 1998 to 2012 found that the least physically active were most likely to develop heart failure.

The condition occurs when the heart becomes too weak to pump sufficient blood around the body.