How Much Exercise is Enough?

According to CNN the government indicates that most adults need 2 ½ hours of exercise a week. That would mean that you could exercise a half hour for 5 days a week. While this is a good start that the government realizes that it is important to exercise regularly, they don’t seem to do enough.

They simply lack the ability to emphasize the importance of exercise. A while back when the surgeon general came out with the statement that smoking is hazardous to your health, it made a huge impact on many Americans, you just don’t see the government pushing exercise like they should.

The truth is exercise offers more benefits to your body than anything else, including the choice to smoke. The amount of exercise you do will directly relate to your risk of cancer, heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other diseases and sicknesses. There are also countless other benefits of exercise that are often overlooked.

How much exercise do I need?
The amount of exercise you need depends largely on your age and your level of fitness. Children and teenagers need at least an hour per day according to the government. For the children and teenagers more vigorous activities are recommended.

As for adults it all depends on your fitness level, if you are in great shape then vigorous activity is recommended. While people in poor fitness should start out slow with moderate levels of activity. The point is be safe don’t go overboard and get so sore that you never want to exercise again.

This is huge it is absolutely essential that you start out slow, many people quite after only exercising one or two days because they were to sore. The key is to ease into it and make sure you’re doing it correctly; this will reduce the risk of injury and improve your overall enjoyment of exercise. This causes you to be more successful long term.