Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact

(HealthDay News) -- People who have exercised regularly in the years before a stroke may be harmed less by the attack than "couch potato" types, a new study indicates. "It's not necessarily high-intensity physical activity," said study senior author Dr. James F. Meschia, a professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. "It's setting aside time for exercise, 20 minutes to one hour a day, three days a week."