Moderate-intensity exercises such as power walking, golf and volleyball may be better for reducing stroke risk compared to strenuous activities such as swimming, running and aerobics, reported researchers presenting at the American Stroke Associations International Stroke Conference 2014.

Researchers analyzed data from the California Teachers Study, a cohort study of 133,479 female public school teachers and administrators, to see how exercise affected womens risk for stroke. Participants who reported doing moderate physical activity in the three years before they enrolled in the study had a 20 percent lower risk compared to women who reported no activity. Moderate physical activity could range from a half an hour of activity a week to greater than five hours a week.

Lead study author Sophia Wang noted a clear delineation of positive benefit for women who exercised moderately on average of one to two hours a week. Although strenuous activity was also considered, clear benefits were not as readily observed.

It has been reported that the more you move, the better; in our data, it was hard to tell, Wang, a professor in the department of population sciences at the Beckman Research InstituteCity of Hope in Duarte, Calif., told FoxNews.com. We dont quite see that nice dose-response you would expectfor someone who exercised more.

The analysis also found that while hormone therapy has been shown to increase risk of stroke, exercise can be used to modify the risk.

Its means that, for someone who needs to be on hormone therapy, moderate physical activity could potentially be a way to modify [her risk of stroke], Wang said. [She] could actually do something to try to reverse it somewhat.

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Moderate exercise may reduce women's risk of stroke more than strenuous exercise

By Tina Johansson For Sun-Times Media February 13, 2014 5:52PM

Royal Thai regulars from nearby Quest Products enjoy lunch. They include Megan Russo (front left) who introduced friends to the place, and Elizabeth Kasbeer. Michael Falls, Shane Voigt and Peter Tukesbrey dine with the group. | Tina Johansson/For Sun-Times Media

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5324 Grand Ave., Gurnee

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Open Monday to Thursday 11:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 9 p.m.

In an area saturated by fast-food franchises, Royal Thai restaurant in Gurnee really stands out.

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Bronze deities greet you at the door, colorful paintings of chi lins Asian mythological creatures hang on a wall, while large hand-carved teak lotus blossoms decorate other areas and incense wafts throughout.

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