The article didn't say what made heart disease worse, but I know the heart is a muscle, so it seems to me that it should be exercised to keep healthy. I read about muscle wasting in the elderly who sit around, so that may be a factor. I think old bodies eventually wear out and die regardless of how hard you work at it. But I don't feel ready for that eventuality yet. I can't get the weight to budge, either, but at least I don't have a problem with gaining if I stay active. I don't need as many calories each day, and I eat slowly and chew a lot. If I ever get it figured out, I will let you know. Ha Ha! When I was first married, I was dizzy if I stood up fast after getting a pan out of the lower cupboard. I must have been in really poor condition because of an inactive life. That soon changed on the farm where I worked myself too hard, had allergies, and worried my self terribly over financial debt. Those days are over for me now, and I concentrate on peace and happiness doing the things I enjoy first and the jobs I don't like eventually when I get around to it. Dorisena

Hello, exercise doesn't necessarily cause you to loose weight. I lost my wife in 2013 and just wasn't doing anything, but decided a couple years later to improve my type 2 diabetes and loose weight. I came up with what I call meal plans, not a diet. I kept records of my weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar for a period of 3 months. I lost 50lbs and was able to stop taking insulin. I ended up weighing 175lbs. I published a book on amazon about my effort. It is called "A Meal Plan for and Overweight, type 2 diabetic. author Bill Brinegar. Well I was still taking metformin, and blood pressure medicine, so I decided to improve everything further. I did research and decided to do Intermitting dieting and only have low carb meals. So now I weigh 150lbs and don't take any Blood Sugar or Blood pressure Medicine, and I have good A1c and blood pressure averaging around 117/ 70. It really works.