If you’ve been dealing with elevated blood sugar levels or hypertension, your doctor may have mentioned a condition known as metabolic syndrome. But what is metabolic syndrome? How to reverse metabolic syndromeWhether you’re looking to lower high cholesterol, lose weight or tackle any of the other health conditions that contribute to metabolic syndrome, these smart tips can help. In a Brazilian study, people with metabolic syndrome who began taking three 40- to 50-minute moderate-intensity walks each week slimmed their waistlines, improved cardiovascular fitness and boosted their HDL cholesterol in 12 weeks. That may be enough to nudge some people out of the “high blood pressure” category of metabolic syndrome altogether.