ApoE-/- mice were evaluated following normal cage activity (Sedentary), two weeks of wheel running in combination with saline or simvastatin (20 mg/kg) (Novel), or two weeks of wheel running in combination with saline or simvastatin after two weeks of exercise training (Accustomed). (A) Cholesterol level at the end of the intervention, (B) running wheel distance for novel exercise group, (C) running wheel distance for accustomed group, (D) grip strength, and (E) change in grip strength from beginning to end of study. E: ApoE-/-, Z: Zocor (simvastatin), S: Saline, S: Sedentary, N: Novel, A: Accustomed. Means ± SD; n = 8-10/group. † = main effect of statin, p<0.05; # = statin x time interaction, p<0.05; * = within group pairwise comparison, p<0.05.