A new Finnish study has indicated that going to work on foot or cycling can be useful in warding off the possibility of a heart failure. And a job that is not sedentary helps too.

Senior researcher, Dr. Gang Hu of Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told Reuters Health in an e-mail that engaging in some physical activity is of course important, but being active at workplace is essential too.

Walking to work everyday or spinning two wheels is integral in keeping good health.

Heart failure takes place when the heart is not able to pump enough blood that is required by the body. At present, five million Americans fall prey to heart failure.

Hu said, "Increases in computerization and mechanization that have resulted in ever-increasing numbers of people being sedentary for most of their time".

It is pertinent to mention that earlier studies were focused on positive outcomes of regular exercise on both coronary heart disease and stroke. But, the investigators had not examined the effects of physical activity on the peril of heart failure, or the exceptional roles of relaxation and non-leisure movements on the condition.

Dr. Luc Djousse of Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, observed that the results are in agreement with the Physician's Health Study.

In this study, he and his associates had revealed that regular exercise was linked with a minor risk of heart failure in men.