Exercise should be fun... think out of the Box!
| Some of you may have heard the mind boggling Harvard study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found woman need One full HOUR of moderate exercise DAILY to prevent weight gain as they age…. (if they follow a normal diet). So the current Federal Guidelines of 30 minutes, 5 days per week is out the window. Moderate exercise means activity that causes you to be slightly winded and out of breath, but you can still carry on a conversation.
Another point the researchers made was that you can break your exercise up into bits and pieces. This means you can take a brisk walk in the morning and do 30 minutes in the evening, or even do 20 minutes 3 times a day. It’s time for all middle aged woman to start thinking of exercise as mandatory, unless of course you enjoy dieting or weighing more. This study only looked at the effect of exercise on weight, not diet. Even worse yet, if you are already over weight this study claims that even one hour of exercise was not enough to prevent weight gain. Remember that the recommendation is not to lose weight but just “to maintain the same weight” as we age. One positive note: I do believe most of us eat better and smarter as we age. This should help reduce weight gain. Not too mention, that most of us are not expending or using up as many calories as in our glory days. “I ran long distance in the 70’s and 80’s and 90’s, so my energy burned was three-fold, and I ate like a horse compared to today. If you need a kick in the butt, and who doesn’t, this study should do the trick. I’m glad the study was done. As women age they need to know the calorie reality we live in. As women our metabolisms slow down. It’s simply reality. So don’t sulk, sign up for my pilates classes starting May 3 in Peters Township or in your own area. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sending more uplifting exercise ideas to work in those extra minutes each day. Unless you would like to weigh more that is. |
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the report – most informative thanks