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Body Weight, Yoga and stretching....

vapianogirl2553
vapianogirl2553 Posts: 20 Member
edited June 2022 in Motivation and Support
Why is body weight excersise, yoga and stretching getting me any heart points? Walking is but at an external low rate. Got u heart points for walking 6 miles makes no sense

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I don't know what heart points are, but I would wager that it has to do with cardiovascular activity which is exercise for the heart. Resistance training, yoga, and stretching have numerous benefits and are important to overall fitness, but they aren't cardiovascular (heart) exercises.

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