Men's Health (UK)

01 DOCTOR’S ORDERS: BE MORE ACTIVE

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Cholestero­l is a blood fat, and exercise can help muscles use these fats for energy (so they don’t settle in the arteries). Aim for 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise, says cardiologi­st Robert Nierzwicki of Northweste­rn Medicine Central DuPage and Delnor Hospitals. Better yet, raise the intensity or duration of your sessions.

MERCER’S MOVE: ROW, ROW, ROW

While watching Frank Underwood rowing away the stress of the day on House Of Cards, Mercer thought, ‘I could be a rowing guy.’ Its private, meditative appeal led him to invest in a Concept2 rower. Now, he uses it almost daily for 30 to 45 minutes.

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