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02-26-20, 07:37 AM | |
Join Date: May 2012
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My doc is in his 50s. He actually didn’t say how intense the cardio has to be. He did say HIIT workouts but he was referring to strength training and circuit or metabolic type workouts being better for fat loss than the traditional 3 sets with rests. When he said 150 minutes his example was 5 days of 30 mins but I’m sure you could break it up however works best for you.
I definitely agree you should find what you love so you stick to it. And many people have great success with yoga or barre etc. |
02-26-20, 09:51 AM | ||
Join Date: Jun 2009
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How much you should do also depends on how hard you go. These are from the guidelines for Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, based on all the research that has been done.
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The entire set of guidelines is here. https://health.gov/sites/default/fil...nd_edition.pdf It has much more detail and includes more what is meant by moderate and vigorous activities. |
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02-26-20, 12:24 PM | |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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HAHAHA....aren't we all? ;-) VERY timely post. I find I get a lot stronger when I do splits. I love full body strength workouts (LOVE Pump) but I see and feel more results when I hit the individual body parts harder and longer. Thanks for everyone's input too! Good stuff all!
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02-26-20, 12:33 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2005
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For some people aiming for the 150 minutes a week can be a motivational goal. My Dad is 91, and he was sort of on and off with exercise (including stuff he's supposed to be doing for knee rehab), but after his doctor told him about the 150 minutes my Dad's counting every one of those minutes! He likes to brag when he exceeds the 150 minutes.
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02-26-20, 01:11 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2009
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I thought Body Pump was more of a metabolic, or mixed, workout, where progressive overload is not really the goal.
“Full body strength” probably means different things to different people. I feel like a lot of video strength programs are actually more mixed, at least for me they are. And some are meant to be. Like how some of us are perfectly capable of keeping up with or exceeding Cathe in weights and reps, but we can’t always do it at the breakneck speed she sometimes uses. |
02-26-20, 01:32 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Illinois
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Interesting. I’m doing a lot of reading with Debra Atkinson and she is a huge proponent of 2 days of total body weight lifting to fatigue. Says to avoid splits because it really doesn’t give the body time to completely rest. She’s a big advocate of exercising less and just moving more. 2 days of lifting with 72 hours of rest in between and one day of short 10-20 min hiit per week.
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