Posted on 04/15/2022 4:44:20 AM PDT by blam
Conceivably, you also could cram all of your exercise into long Saturday and Sunday workouts. In a 2017 study by Dr. Stamatakis and colleagues, people who reported exercising almost entirely on weekends were less likely to die prematurely than those who said they rarely exercised at all. But being a weekend warrior has drawbacks. “It is certainly not ideal to spend the workweek totally sedentary and then try to compensate” over the weekend, Dr. Stamatakis said. You miss many of the health benefits of regular exercise, such as improved blood-sugar control and better moods, on the days you do not work out, he said. You also increase your risk of exercise-related injuries.
Count your steps.
The exercise recommendations remain the same if you measure your exercise in steps instead of minutes. For most people, “150 minutes of exercise a week would translate into about 7,000 to 8,000 steps a day,” Dr. Lee said. In a large-scale new study by Dr. Lee and Dr. Ekelund of the relationship between steps and longevity, published in March in The Lancet, the optimal step count for people younger than 60 was about 8,000 to 10,000 a day, and for those 60 and over, it was about 6,000 to 8,000 a day.
Consider more.
Of course, these recommendations about steps and minutes focus on health and life spans, not physical performance. “If you want to run a marathon or a 10K race as fast as possible, you need much more exercise,” Dr. Ekelund said.
The recommended 150 minutes a week also may be too little to stave off weight gain with age. In a 2010 study of almost 35,000 women that was spearheaded by Dr. Lee, only those who walked or otherwise exercised moderately for about an hour a day during middle age maintained their weight as they became older.
So, if you have the time and inclination, move more than 30 minutes a day, Dr. Lee and the other scientists said. In general, according to her research and other studies, the more active we are, well beyond 30 minutes a day, the more our risks of chronic diseases drop and the longer our lives may be.
But any activity is better than none. “Every single minute counts,” Dr. Ekelund said. “Walking up the stairs has health benefits, even if it only lasts for one or two minutes, if you repeat it regularly.”
I walk 30 mins a day and walk 27 holes of golf a week. May as well have fun while you excercise.
42 minutes per day.
I’ve got healing for chronic conditions with magna-therapy (magnets inside a arm/leg wrap) but it’s not comfortable to wear a wrap for very long so I used them mostly at night.
Figured it worked to speed healing for small stuff and my hip was like that of a 90 year old man (knew when it was going to rain, sitting too long caused temporary arthritis). My hip was so chronic it took about 3-4 months to heal, trying to hover over it while sleeping.
Also I noticed better results when I’d take a multi-vitamin/multi-mineral. Sometimes with arm or leg wraps heat would build by the morning forcing me to remove them. More research indicated the minerals all have magnetic properties which helped speed healing and occasionally if more than 7 hours the warming to almost burning sensation, similar to when part of your body goes to sleep.
They used to sell the magna-therapy in drugstores, but last time I couldn’t find so bought online.
Recently I’ve also tried CBD oil, it works great too and still passed my drug tests.
I’m a fast burn as well. Same weight today as was in high school. I also eat what I want... I don’t expect that will change much. Older now I do find my stamina isn’t what it once was though i suspect that does drop as we age it does get annoying when a chore that once went swiftly now takes longer to complete.
In the winter I go to a large nearby retail store and walk - also swim at a Hotel swim pool for just $5 for the day...go there a couple or so times a week. An off hours I have the pool to myself.
That sounds like a good routine. I used to use an elliptical, but then I started having trouble with my feet - I just couldn’t do 40 minutes like my fitness coach told me- it wore my feet out. Now I use a bike at home and walking.
I’d suggest if you do a 30 minute work out instead of doing that everyday to one day of exercise and then lay off for one day to rest.
One day on, one day off.
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