How Much Exercise Is Recommended For Heart Disease Prevention, And Are Aerobics Better Than Weight Training?
The current recommendations, in terms of amount of exercise, are for thirty minutes daily. That’s every day of the week at least thirty minutes of physical activity. The American Heart Association recommends that at least five days of the week, and ideally seven. Now if you want to lose weight, the recommendation is for sixty to ninety minutes of exercise daily, so the recommendations for weight loss are slightly different than the recommendations to maintain good vascular tone.
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