Health experts have issues new fitness guidelines
The American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine have issued some new exercise guidelines and have clarified some of the old ones recently. Here's a quick summation of what they've mandated:
- Whereas the old guidelines recommended 30-minutes of moderate exercise most days of the week, they've clarified that we should be getting 30-minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity at least 5 days a week or 20-minutes of vigorous-intensity activity three times a week.
- This must be in addition to your day-to-day activities, so housework doesn't count. But it doesn't mean you need to fork out a bunch of money for a gym -- there are lots of ways to get in your daily activity.
- The new guidelines emphasize the important of weight-training too, particularly for seniors.
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8-03-2007 @ 11:20AM
FitClubScott said...
Finally, a realization that strength training is not just for bodybuilders!
The recommendation for the amount of exercise needed in a week to maintain health has always been low, in my opinion, for people who also have a desire to lose weight.
The National Weight Control Registry is a long term study of people who have lost an average of ~60 pounds and kept it off for at least 5 years. The data shows that those kinds of results require considerably more exercise.
http://thefitclub.blogspot.com/2007/07/national-weight-control-registry.html
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8-04-2007 @ 11:49AM
mnugghuhx said...
Crossfit anyone?
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