How Much Exercise Do You Need?
Posted December 10, 2007 at 02:00 PM by Megan Hueter
Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Her Health, Her News
The American College of Sports Medicine recently released 2007 updates for recommendations on the quantity of exercise needed to maintain good physical health of adults. This is valuable information, because it gives women across America an idea of how important exercise can be to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The ACSM is one of the most accredited sources of information in the United States (and all over the world), when it comes to exercise prescription and chronic disease prevention. Before this year, the latest prescription for exercise of healthy adults was from 1995. Since that time, more than 10 years of have passed. New science, technology and a growing population – and growing obesity problem – have added to a more broad understanding of exactly how beneficial physical activity is toward the quality of life of adults.
It is important to note that the following recommendations are simply to MAINTAIN good health in adults. It is not a program to gain strength or to promote weight loss. This is simply something every adult without disability or chronic disease should do to live a healthy life.
The 2007 update includes the following recommendations for aerobic activity:
“To promote and maintain health, all healthy adults aged 18–65 yr need moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity for a minimum of 30 min on five days each week—or, vigorous-intensity aerobic activity for a minimum of 20 min on three days each week.”
Basically, one can perform the recommendation by walking briskly (noticeably accelerate the heart rate) for 30 minutes twice during the week then jogging for 20 minutes on the other two days.
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Tags: acsm, aerobic activity, aha, exercise frequency, exercise volume, fitness, health, healthy adults, physical health, reccomendation, strength training, weight room, women, women's health
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