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There is an abundance of conflicting information on exercise.
Certain organizations recommend thirty minutes of daily exercise,
while others advise 60-minutes. Certain healthcare advocates encourage
household chores, walking or gardening as excellent ways to attain
exercise. Then again, other personal trainers sanction strength
training, and others prescribe aerobic exercise or both.
So
the question becomes, how can one be sure that they are getting
enough physical fitness? Although, the answer is subjective
from individual to individual, only a primary care physician
can provide an accurate response. Nonetheless, a medical practitioner
will weigh and compare the following criteria: age, weight,
gender, and diet.
Additionally,
the answer relies heavily upon one’s fitness objectives. For
instance, one individual may have the goal to exercise to lose
weight. Another person may include fitness in their regimen
to reduce the risk of specific chronic diseases. Then again,
it is ideal to exercise to maintain one’s weight and well-being.
Despite
all the conflicting information, what does a reasonable fitness
training program mean in the realm of maintaining an appropriate
body weight while lowering the risk of chronic ailments?
Based
on the recent reports of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), 30
minutes of activity six out of seven most days of the week may
not be insufficient for most people to actualize well-being
advantages coupled with an ideal weight. Essentially, current
trends are demonstrating how the American population is gaining
weight from the consumption of excess calories. Consequently,
the most recent exercise recommendations are targeted to counterbalance
high caloric intakes.
When
it comes to determining how much you should exercise, consider
the following factors:
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How old are you?
- How much do you weigh?
- What is your ideal weight?
- How many calories are you consuming on a daily basis?
In
order to maintain an appropriate weight you should not exceed
10 percent of calories of your appropriate/ideal body weight
minus calorie burned from physical activity.
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