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One day as I was opening my talk, I SPRINTED across the stage. Standing

there out of breath, I gasped "If this isn't how you work out, this might

explain some things." The audience looked bewildered. Fully recovered I

turned to them and asked, "want to know the #1 exercise mistake you're

making and how to fix it right now?

We're talking about fitness, old school exercising. Right now, are you

picturing your glory days of heading to the gym every week... Or maybe

you're imagining the drawer full of equipment and videos collecting dust.

If we thought the information on diets was all over the board, well

exercising and fitness advice is just as bad.

How much do you need?

What's the best kind?

How can I burn more calories

Does walking really help lose weight

How do I strength train?

Is 20 minutes enough

What about P90X and Insanity

How can I target weight loss in my stomach

How do you know know much your burning

I don't feel good when exercising

How do I make time to do it?

Don't worry. Whether you're a beginner or experienced exerciser, I'm

going to show you how to put exercising and weight loss in perspective.

Remember to check with your physician and fitness professionals before

starting any exercise program

Why are things so confusing. I don't believe information about exercise is

wrong, but without the proper context I was pulling my hair out.

What is that proper context that you need to have: exercise for weight loss

is it's own animal! Exercise and physical activity for heart health,

hypertension management, depression, bone health is very, very, very

important. And very, very different from exercising to lose weight.

Does this sound familiar advice?

For most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services

recommends:

At least two hours and 30 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity (think

brisk walking or swimming) preferably spread throughout the week.

Strength training exercises at least twice a week.

Sounds good right. Yes, but this will NOT get you weight loss. This level

of exercise is good, no, a GREAT thing to do and it will support weight

management dramatically, plus your health will be so improved. Our

experience and research shows there is a high price to pay for inactivity...

So, get moving.

However, now more and more research is emerging that support common sense

knowledge and my professional experiences. For weight loss you're going to

have to do a WHOLE LOT MORE exercise than a 30-minute a day walk.

Duke University published a study that matches the American College of Sports

Medicine recommendations the following level of exercise to LOSE WEIGHT

through exercise:

Study participants who actually lost weight through exercise did the

equivalent of running 17 miles weekly for six months. That's a 5k every

day! A 3/4 Marathon every week!

That lines up with what we know to lose weight through exercise a person

needs to train vigorously for 60-90 minutes a day, every day. That's

because 1-hr of vigorous exercise for a person weighing 160 pounds burns

about 500 calories and you have to do that 7 days to lose one pound (or 3,500

calories).

Most of us exercise at a lower to moderate level... and we don't do it at

that level for a whole hour. The warm-up and cool down don't count. This

is WAY more than the standard accepted advise of 3 times of week for

30-minutes a day most informational tell you.

Speaker Sprints to Save Lives

By: jed loom

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