How Much Exercise Do You Need?
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I mean, my long term goal is to lose at least 10lbs, but in general, because I have a history of health problems, I want to maintain a healthy weight and be in shape to minimize that risk. By reading this article, I definitely need to increase the amount of time I exercise, or actually try to exercise everyday at least—I’ll do my best to fit it in my schedule.
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The Everyday Health article recommends 150–300 minutes of moderate cardio or 75–150 minutes of intense cardio per week, plus strength training at least two times.
Im trying to build muscle and loose fat so i need to focus on heavy strength training 3-5 times a week, add 2-3 cardio sessions, and maintain a high-protein, low-fat diet along with my calorie goal. Thus, my focus is proper nutrition, implementing cardio, heavy resistance training and recovery.
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I enjoyed reading the article and learned many valuable information such as learning that adults should aim for 150 to 300 minutes which is interesting because I bet it is hard for some adults who work in a job where your mainly sitting down instead of moving around and may not always have time to workout. I also agree that any form of exercise is better then nothing, I don't workout every day because sometimes I don't have time to do so but I do enjoy taking a walk around town when I don't feel productive. One thing I do not agree is that people with depression may not always see exercise as a stress reliever, sometimes people with depression don't have enough energy to even get up to do workouts so it can be hard for them to commit. However once they do decide to exercise it can help in relieving them for a bit.
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This article was very helpful in understanding what physical activity requirements must be made for diffrent age brackets but I would like a little more information on different demographics in these age ranges and how each group should exercise because I believe is important is finding out what routine would be best for your health goals.
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This article was helpful. My goal is to maintain my weight while building muscle, which means diet and heavy strength training are crucial. In the past, I've had problems balancing physical activity with work or school, but I will be starting a job soon that involves more physical labor, which will hopefully further help me reach my goals. I also want to live as long as possible and maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout my entire life, not just my young adult years.
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This article does a great job setting general guide lines for how much physical activity you should get, while also explaining that everyone's needs and abilities are different, as well as their goals. Looking at exercise as a medicine and saying that any activity is better than none also encourages people of all abilities and demographics to try to be more active.
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this article was helpful as it laid out good guidelines for working out for those who are more just looking to improve their overall health like me. I don’t have any super specific goals in mind right now, really I just want to have a stronger and more healthy body than I do now.
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I enjoyed reading this article because it gave me a better understanding of exercise and how I can use exercise to lose weight and maintain my health more efficiently. I wasn't suprised by the 2014 study that said that exercise helps more with preventing weight gain than it does with simply losing weight, but I found it to be very insightful, and I plan on taking that into consideration next time I begin a long-term fitness routine.
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This article helped me to understand the next steps to take in my personal physical fitness. My goal is not to lose weight but to put on weight, and the article made it clear that someone can't only work out to put on weight, but they have to eat the right diet as well. In reading this I was able to come up with a couple ways in which I can edit my diet to help give my body the extra boost it needs.
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