Longer workouts raise good cholesterol

If you are into fitness, did you know that the longer you work out, the more "good" cholesterol your body will produce? This new finding comes from researchers in Japan.

Although "bad" cholesterol is not good for human health, "good" cholesterol (the HDL kind) is good for the body in moderate amounts.

Cholesterol can be consumed in food or produced directly in the body, so if you're into workouts that last longer than 30 minutes (say, 45 minutes or an hour), you'll get more calories burned while producing more good cholesterol. That is a great double-whammy!