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How long should you work out

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  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,816 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    TonyB0588 wrote: »
    Recently read that walking isn't effective until you reach 45 minutes. Not saying I believe it, but that's what I read.

    I'm constantly getting articles in my news feed that swing between the extremes of "Even if you're only walking around for two minutes at a time it's all cumulative at the end of the day!" and "Walk for 60 minutes at a time to see any benefit!" I believe the effectiveness is closely associated with what kind of shape the person doing the exercise is in.

    The recommendation from the Department of Health and Human Services is that any amount of exercise is effective. There may be different blog posts going around, but that's a recommendation I'd put some stock in over others.