Too Much Exercise Ages You
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Oh well I'm boned. I definitely don't do 30 minutes of aerobic activity a week. That's way to much cardio for me LOL
I'm happy when I'm cutting if I get 2x fifteen min sessions in!!!0 -
Unless you have severe cardiovascular, or pulmonary problems (or a few other really serious diseases) listen to above posts.0
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My husband says things like this a lot too. Don't take the stairs you might have a heart attack and no one would find you. OK well don't ever take a shower when you are home alone either you could slip and fall. You could also choke eating alone.
You are no where near too much exercise. Your husband is saying that for a different reason. Mine is afraid that if I lose weight I will leave him, he has seen it happen and thinks the weight loss is the reason for the marriage ending. No weight loss is not going to cause me to leave, if you were a complete *kitten* and didn't care or spend time with me, well then I would leave. So there could be a deeper reason your husband is saying such a thing.0 -
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rightoncommander wrote: »
I do not log this as cardio. Nor do I consider it as such. Technical dance classes and rehearsals require out different levels of energy- we DO sometimes do West African stuff- and that would be in the realm of what the fitness community would consider zumba- but my regular dance classes- all over the map- to inconsistent to actually log as cardio.
This is evidence by the fact that when we do said "zumba" I'm the one who recovers faster and has the least amount of "omg I'm going to die" face on LOL.
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It's not really ethical to subject humans to a test that would study whether or not "too much exercises ages" someone. However, we can take a stab at a few concepts.
In 2011, a study performed at the Institute of Population Science and National Health Research Institutes compared sedentary people with more active people. People who exercises for about 15 minutes a day had a 14% reduced risk of death and 3 more years of life expectancy. For each additional 15 minutes of exercise per day, risk of death decreased by an additional 4% (and cancer alone by 1%). But, once you reach about 60 to 90 minutes per day, the benefit flattens out--meaning somewhere around 60 minutes per day is the "sweet spot". This however, doesn't mean that 70 minutes a day is worse than no exercise at all, 70 minutes is almost as good as 60 minutes. 80 minutes is a little less beneficial than 70, and so on.
What was not reported in the study was exercise intensity. Humans were not designed to perform long-term, long duration, highly intense activities. Even in highly trained athletes, the heart physically changes with long-term intense exercise, and not necessarily in a good way. But, how much is too much? One well-publicized study suggests that at minimum, you have to train for, and run a marathon every year for 25 years to be considered in this heart-changing category (Schwartz, University of Colorado, Denver).0 -
fannyfrost wrote: »My husband says things like this a lot too. Don't take the stairs you might have a heart attack and no one would find you. OK well don't ever take a shower when you are home alone either you could slip and fall. You could also choke eating alone.
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I'm not buying. Did anyone else see that old bird that set the oldest marathoner record of the weekend? She was like 94 or something and didn't look a day over 60.0
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Your husband better start telling all the professional and amateur athletes out there to cut back because they are racking up your week every one or two days.
Remind him that "Sitting is the New Smoking", and that if there's cutting back to be done, that's where one should look.0 -
I agree with the person who suggested that the husband may be insecure over her weight loss.0
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Treadmillmom1st wrote: »...according to my husband.
I do approx 30 minutes of cardio on a Mon/Weds/Fri, approx 30 minutes of strength training Tues/Thurs. Sat/Sun is generally a rest day unless one of the kids wants me to run, cycle or swim with them.
So am I doing too much so as to inflict premature aging upon myself?
I do more than this in a day and only take one day off during the week, which isn't really a full day off because I still walk or jog 5 miles. If doing a lot of exercise ages a person, I must be close to 100 years old already, lol. That said, I don't believe that exercise ages a person. If you are fit and healthy, there is no reason to worry about it. Keep doing what you're doing.0 -
Husband is feeling insecure. People don't like change.
BTDT.0 -
jason_adams wrote: »Your husband better start telling all the professional and amateur athletes out there to cut back because they are racking up your week every one or two days.
Remind him that "Sitting is the New Smoking", and that if there's cutting back to be done, that's where one should look.
Ya, I have a desk job and make a point of frequently interacting with gravity.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/health/sitting-will-kill-you/
...Physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth-leading risk factor for death for people all around the world, according to the World Health Organization.
Prolonged sitting, meaning sitting for eight to 12 hours or more a day, increased your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 90%.
So what can you do to reduce the time you spend engaged in an activity that is not good for you?
The study authors did make some simple suggestions to help you sit less. One is to just be aware of how much you are sitting. That way you can make a goal of reducing that number a little bit each week.
If you are at work, you could try a standing desk or make it a goal to stand up or walk around for a minute or three once every half an hour.
If you watch TV at night, don't zoom ahead during the commercials with your DVR. Instead walk around or at least stand up during the show break.
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I have read that running a lot ages your face, makes sense, it breaks down the collagen faster. Also wears down your knees, etc.. BUT the upside is you are adding years to your life. More strength training, less cardio is what I will continue to do as I get older.0
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I used to wait tables at a bustling urban joint and when the marathon runners would be in town, I was surprised to see how wizened, weather beaten and drawn their faces and necks looked, even though they were definitely not that old. They were a very calm and serene bunch though. Nothing ruffled them
. I remember them fondly. They were quite easy to wait on.
OP's pic looks really good. She doesn't fall into this niche, I don't think.
Er, Jeez...thanks, I guess, kinda.
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