Just one the phone with someone who was talking about how her family is so out of shape and all. She then proceeded to tell me the same stuff that many are now saying- If only they would just walk down the block and do SOMETHING, they would not be in such bad shape. Well my take on this is that is a cop-out for not WANTING to do the work and put the actual effort into exercise! There are STANDARDS that are out there as to what 'exercise' is if you only look. I'll give the basic ones now:
Cardivascular Exercise you need to maintain a heart rate of at least 60-90% of your maximum for at least 20 minutes (American Council on Exercise)
Strength- Strength is the maximum amount of weight you can lift once- The basic rule is that you need to lift so much weight that you cannot do more than 8-12 repetitions with good form.
Muscular Endurance- How many times you can lift a certain amount of weight.
If you keep to these basics you will start to be able to develop your program to suit your needs.
Don't deceive yourself and think that parking your car at the far end of the parking lot is a work-out. Or that walking in the park while on your cell phone or being on some cardiovascular equipment and reading will be intense enough. It MAY be but you should make sure that you have figured out what your target rates are.
More later.....
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