A study conducted in a university proved that any amount of exercise is better than no exercise at all. The study was composed of 84 individuals who all had high cholesterol levels. They were divided into a group of intense activity of long duration, another group of similar intense activity but of shorter duration, a third group of moderate activity, and a control group.

At the end of the study, all exercise groups were noted to have better cholesterol levels than the control group. The study likewise revealed that when you exercise to lower cholesterol, the amount of exercise you accomplish is more important than the intensity of your exercise.

Another study conducted in a different university revealed that combining a low-fat diet with regular exercise to lower cholesterol results in healthier cholesterol levels. A total of 377 individuals with low HDL and high LDL levels were divided into an exercise group, a diet group, an exercise-and-diet group, and a control group that received no intervention.

A year after, the exercise-and-diet group were found to have a significant decrease in LDL cholesterol compared to those who merely dieted. This also supports the fact that it is effective and safe to use exercise to lower cholesterol.

Research has also shown that when you exercise to lower cholesterol, your HDL cholesterol, which is the good cholesterol, goes up, while your LDL cholesterol, which is the bad cholesterol, goes down.