The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recently issued the new guidelines on physical activity, updating recommendations issued in 1995, while also giving advice for those 65 and older.

The 1995 recommendations, issued by ACSM and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had stated that every U.S. adult should accumulate 30-minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most -- preferably all -- days of the week.

The new guidelines call for healthy adults to engage in moderately intense exercise for at least 30-minutes, five days a week, or vigorous exercise at least 20-minutes, three days each week. The new guidelines even go as far as to say that if you exercise above the recommended minimum you will receive even greater health benefits.

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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.

If you want to find out more, visit the American College of Sports Medicine's website. And make sure you're getting enough activity -- your life is at stake.

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