Le_Forgeron <jgr### [at] freefr> wrote:
> The key to exercise is:
> rather short daily than long weekly.

> 3 times 40 minutes per week is better than 3 hours once a week.
> (if you want some impact on weight, you need a session of at least 40
> minutes, otherwise you are running on free sugar instead of fat)

  True, but 3 times a week is not enough if you want to see some real
improvement.

  About 3 times a week is good if you are already very fit, and simply
want to maintain that fitness. However, if what you want is to *get* fit,
it won't be enough. (Or, at the very least, it will be very slow.)

  If you want some serious improvement, it's better to have an hour of
cardiovascular exercise *at least* 5 times a week, preferaby 6. (It's
good to have at least one day of rest per week. If nothing else,
judeo-christianity got at least that right.)

  It's a mistake to exercise too little, too infrequently and/or
improperly (from a cardiovascular perspective; for example walking
too slowly so that you don't sweat, or thinking that leisurely riding
a bike on flat terrain counts as exercise).

  Of course this doesn't mean you have to kill yourself. The exercise
doesn't have to be extremely tiring. A good rule of thumb is if you
sweat, your pulse fastens and you have to slightly breath more heavily,
but you are still able to talk without much effort. (This way you'll be
able to get through the entire hour, which, as said many times, is
important.)

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                                                          - Warp

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